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Human Rights Council passes resolution to protect Internet speech
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday passed the its first-ever resolution to protect the free speech of individuals online. The resolution was approved by all 47 members of the council , including China and Cuba, who have been criticized for lim (More) |
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UN concerned Rio+20 did not address businesses respecting human rights
The UN Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises expressed its concern on Friday that Rio+20 , the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development, failed to expressly state that businesses m (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Florida law barring contracts for business tied to Cuba, Syria
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a new Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in Cuba or Syria. The law is cu (More) |
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Brazil apologizes to former political prisoners
The Brazilian government on Monday issued an official apology to more than 120 former detainees of Brazil's military dictatorship, which ruled the country until 1985. It was made at a former holding facility in Rio De Janeiro during a reparation cer (More) |
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States should ensure right to water and sanitation: UN
UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina Albuquerque on Wednesday strongly urged nations to support the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation during the UN Conference on Sustainable Develo (More) |
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Brazil company challenges Florida ban on business dealings with Cuba, Syria
A lawsuit filed against the state of Florida on Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleges that the state's ban on local authorities hiring companies that do business in Cuba or Syria is unconstitutional. Odebrech (More) |
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Brazil freedom of information law takes effect
The Brazilian Access to Information Act took effect Wednesday, increasing government transparency. The law will allow citizens to seek access to information that has previously been shrouded in secrecy despite a constitutional provision requiring p (More) |
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Brazil president swears in truth commission to investigate dictatorship-era rights abuses
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday swore in seven members of a truth commission who will investigate alleged human rights violations that occurred under the country's military dictatorship. On the same day, the commission held its first (More) |
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Brazil congress passes legislation easing forest conservation laws
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Wednesday passed amendments to the country's Forest Code, which requires landowners to conserve certain percentages of total acreage as forested terrain. Passed 247-184 over strong opposition, the controversial leg (More) |
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Historical and Current Barriers to Russia's WTO Membership
JURIST Guest Columnist Anna Heatherington, an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the author of the fourth entry in a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Heatherington an (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
