A group of UN rights experts on Thursday called for the UN Security Council to take action to prevent an escalation of violence in Burundi ahead of presidential elections. Groups in the country are clashing over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term, which opponents believe to be unconstitutional. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI on Wednesday announced that a joint effort between law enforcement agencies across 20 countries has led to the seizure and shutdown of the online forum Darkode which provided a marketplace where cybercriminals could buy and sell hacking tools, malicious software, stolen credit card numbers and other illicit [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Jamison, Esq. of the Military Spouse JD Network discusses the plight of the military spouse attorney and the need for changes to the current licensing structure … Earlier this year a series of online threats from ISIS and its sympathizers were directed not just to service members, but also to military [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday brought a lawsuit asking a federal appeals court to review a National Security Agency (NSA) phone data surveillance program. The motion filed by the ACLU state stated that “today the government is continuing – after a brief suspension – to collect Americans’ call records in bulk on [...]
Kuwait prosecutors announced Tuesday that 29 people will face trial for their participation in the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque last month, which left 26 people dead and 227 others critically injured. According to the Kuwait News Agency , those facing trial are made up of seven Kuwaitis and thirteen illegal residents — Kuwait’s [...]
China’s state media on Tuesday criticized recently-detained human rights lawyers for actions it says undermine the rule of law. The crackdown on human rights lawyers comes as part of a larger push by President Xi Jinping to discredit the rights defense movement which has been challenging the government through protests and litigation. Since the beginning [...]
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Monday released Bahrain Center for Human Rights president Nabeel Rajab citing health reasons. Despite the release, the US State Department and Rajab himself expressed concern over continued efforts to limit free speech in the country. The State Department said recent events, including the re-arrest of opposition leader [...]
Testimony began Tuesday in a criminal defamation lawsuit brought on by the Thai Royal Navy against the website Phuketwan over a report it published claiming the military ignored refugee trafficking from Myanmar in exchange for monetary bribes. The report was originally published in Reuters in 2013, earning the agency a Pulitzer Prize. The editor, Alan [...]
US President Barack Obama , speaking at the NAACP Annual Convention on Tuesday, urged Congress to reform the criminal justice system by enacting legislation that would enforce criminal laws fairly and reduce disparities. Obama is also calling for sentencing reform, changes to the juvenile justice system, and a plan to reduce recidivism. Despite decreasing crime [...]
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter released a statement on Monday announcing the comprehensive plan of the US Department of Defense (DOD) to move in the direction of allowing transgender troops to serve in the military. The DOD has ordered a six-month study to examine the “policy and readiness implications” of welcoming openly transgender persons [...]
