An Egyptian High court on Sunday suspended Egyptian activist and human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Masry’s six-month jail sentence. El-Masry has been detained for violating Egypt’s protest law since May and in June had her jail sentence reduced from two years to six months with a fine of LE50,000 (USD $7,000). El-Masry was found guilty of [...]
A Bahrain appellate court on Sunday confirmed five-year prison sentences for nine Shiites convicted of violating protest laws. The nine Shiites were accused of violating protest laws after they orchestrated an effort calling for the overthrow of the Sunni Monarchy. The activists allegedly used primarily social media to gain support for their protest efforts. On [...]
Former El Salvador President Francisco Flores was taken into custody on Saturday after a court repealed his house arrest. Francisco is being held as he awaits trial on charges of corruption and embezzling More than USD $15 million, part of which is alleged to have come as aid from the Taiwanese government. After a San [...]
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday declared Ashraf Ghani the winner of the country’s presidential election. The announcement came less than a day after the two candidates for the presidency, Ghani and rival Abdullah Abdullah agreed to a deal that will divide power between the two candidates, giving the losing man a substantial say [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Leonore Carpenter of Temple University Beasley School of Law discusses the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in two same-sex marriage cases and where the LGBT legal rights movement should be heading in the wake of marriage equality … Earlier this month, the US Court of Appeals for the [...]
A report by Rights and Resources on Wednesday warned of the growing pressure for land and resources that threatens communities dependent on tropical forests. The report will be presented at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. There has been longstanding demand from indigenous peoples for formal recognition of their land, forests, and natural resources, which [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday summoned Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta to appear in the court on October 8. Kenyatta and the Kenyan government have been charged with holding onto documents requested by prosecutors working on Kenyatta’s crimes against humanity trial. If Kenyatta does appear in October it will be the first time that [...]
Officials at the referendum in Glasgow are investigating ten counts of suspected electoral fraud at polling stations across the city. The suspect votes are thought to be cases of impersonation , where people cast a vote pretending to be someone else and the real person shows up later to vote. Each ballot has an individual [...]
The Detroit City Council on Friday approved a deal to lease the city’s water and sewage department to a new regional authority as part of the city’s continuing effort to exit bankruptcy. After a 7-2 vote, the council approved creation of the Great Lakes Water Authority , which will allow the city to take steps [...]
Argentina’s congress on Thursday passed a new law that would allow the government to intervene in setting prices and profits in order to ease high inflation rates. Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said the measure would defend consumers against monopoly power. However, local business leaders say the law will likely aggravate shortages and inflation by discouraging [...]
