The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) charged two new suspects on Tuesday, despite a warning by the country’s prime minister not to add new defendants. The ECCC announced that former Khmer Rouge navy chief Meas Muth and former district commander Im Chaem have been charged in absentia with homicide and crimes [...]
A judge for Egypt’s Administrative Court on Tuesday suspended the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections indefinitely after another court declared the election law’s provision on voting districts unconstitutional. The decision by Judge Yahia Darouri was expected after the Supreme Constitutional Court struck down part of law regulating the vote earlier this week. The country’s Supreme Election [...]
The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that restrictions on where sex offenders may live violates the parolees’ constitutional rights. This decision addresses Jessica’s Law , the voter initiative passed in 2006 that banned sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of where children are likely to gather, including schools or parks, regardless of whether [...]
Economic donors to Afghanistan should encourage the prosecution of officials guilty of human rights violations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in a report issued Tuesday. The report details the long-standing violations that have left victims with no redress for years and stresses the importance of bringing officials and members of the Afghan security forces to [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two cases. In Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission the court heard arguments on whether the Elections Clause of the US Constitution permits the state of Arizona to adopt a commission to draw congressional districts. Until 2000 the state legislature in Arizona had [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases. In Ocasio v US , two brothers owned an auto repair shop near Baltimore. Over many years, the brothers entered into a kickback scheme with Baltimore police officers to encourage the victims of car accidents to take their automobiles to the brothers’ repair shop. [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Monday that states must rededicate themselves to unalienable human rights . The commissioner made his statement at the opening of the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Zeid stated “we must therefore renew, by the strongest action, our dedication to [...]
UN human rights expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro on Monday urged the Malaysian government to make improvements to its efforts to combat human trafficking. At the conclusion of her first visit to Malaysia, Giammarinaro said that there are currently several million undocumented migrant workers in Malaysia. Although the legal framework to prevent and combat trafficking is [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Nebraska ruled Monday that Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, but the decision will not take effect until March 9 and has immediately been appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. US District Judge Joseph Bataillon made the determination in [...]
Chinese efforts against corruption have led to the conviction and investigation of 14 generals for corrupt financial practices, according to a Monday announcement. Chinese military prosecutors released a notice on Monday, inculpating military personnel of various levels and notoriety in serious legal violations and criminal offenses. Military corruption had been prevalent in China under the [...]
