A Palestinian court on Wednesday announced that Mohammed Dahlan, leading rival of President Mahmoud Abbas , has been sentenced in absentia to two years in prison, which is likely to hinder his ability to garner a leadership position in the future. Dahlan, a former Palestinian security chief, was convicted of defamation because of his allegations [...]
Vietnam’s prime minister announced Thursday that his country is considering legal action against China regarding its claims of sovereignty over the South China Sea . Because any action will likely be fiercely opposed by China, Vietnam has thus far attempted a low-key approach to the issue of disputed waters. However, earlier this month, China deployed [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday granted Idaho’s request for a stay pending appeal of a recent decision by a federal judge to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. This essentially means that no same-sex marriages will be allowed or recognized in Idaho until the appeal is decided. Judge [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Wednesday that the case against Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may proceed in the ICC and that Libyan authorities must immediately surrender Saif al-Islam to The Hague. Saif al-Islam is being tried on multiple crimes against humanity associated with the 2011 revolt in his home country. A majority [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned both the Syrian government and the armed rebels for their callousness towards the hardships both groups have imposed on the people of Aleppo. Pillay had previously opined that human rights violations by Syrian government forces “far outweigh” those by rebel groups . However, she [...]
Five men were found guilty for their involvement in the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya in a Russian court on Tuesday. Brothers Rustam, Ibragim and Dzhabrail Makhmudov, their uncle Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, and former Moscow police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov were all convicted, but a mastermind behind the murder has yet to be named . Three [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist David Hacker of Alliance Defending Freedom discusses free speech zones on public university campuses… Free speech zones on public university campuses sound wonderful in the abstract—a special zone just for free speech! But don’t be fooled. College’s sell the idea of free speech zones like used car salesmen. They make students think [...]
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an order Tuesday evening halting the execution of Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew. Bucklew’s attorneys have asked courts to stay the execution because of Bucklew’s medical conditions. According to an affidavit from Dr. Joel B. Zivot , an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, [...]
An Egyptian criminal court in Cairo convicted former president Hosni Mubarak Wednesday of embezzling millions of dollars of public money. The court sentenced Mubarak to three years in prison. His sons, Gamal and Alaa, were sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the embezzling scheme. The three men were ordered by the [...]
The International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a report on Tuesday claiming that forced labor in the private economy generates $150 billion of profits worldwide every year. The figure is based on data published by ILO in 2012, estimating that 21 million people, more than half of them women and girls, are victims of forced private [...]
