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Brazil lawmakers approve controversial amendments to forest code
The Brazilian Senate voted 59-7 Tuesday to approve amendments to the country's Forest Code. Supporters of the bill, including Brazil's National Agriculture and Livestock Federation , say that this change will assist in lowering the carbon emission (More) |
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The Future of the Occupy Movement
JURIST Guest Columnist Jules Lobel of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that if the Occupy Movement can create organizational forms that combine its democratic, egalitarian origins with ongoing direct action, a narrative of solidarity, (More) |
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Nigeria Senate approves bill criminalizing same-sex marriage
The Nigerian Senate passed a bill Tuesday that makes it illegal for same-sex couples to marry or for an individual to aid in the marriage of same-sex couples. The bill explicitly states that marriages entered into by persons of the same gender are (More) |
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Brazil president creates truth commission to probe human rights abuses
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday signed a law establishing a truth commission to investigate human rights abuses perpetrated by the military from 1946 to 1988. The bill does not, however, overturn the 1979 Amnesty Law which shields mi (More) |
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Brazil grants first citizenship based on same-sex marriage
The Brazilian government on Monday granted citizenship for the first time to a foreigner based on his same-sex marriage . Spaniard Antonio Vega Herrera will become a Brazilian citizen due to his marriage with his Brazilian partner, according to the (More) |
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Brazil court approves controversial dam construction
A Brazilian federal court ruled Wednesday that work on a dam being constructed on the Xingu River in the Amazon jungle may continue. The Federal Court of the First Region had ordered that dam construction cease until indigenous groups are consult (More) |
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Latin American countries join DOJ in South Carolina immigration law challenge
Sixteen Latin American, Caribbean and South American governments have filed supporting briefs in a lawsuit filed last week by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) challenging the South Carolina's newly adopted immigration law . The briefs contend th (More) |
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Brazil lawmakers approve truth commission
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Wednesday that establishes a truth commission to investigate human rights abuses from 1946 to 1988. The bill must now be signed into law by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff , a former guerrilla fi (More) |
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Argentina ex-military officers sentenced to life for crimes against humanity
An Argentine court on Wednesday sentenced 12 former military and police officers to life in prison for crimes against humanity. The defendants were charged and convicted [La Nacion report, in Spanish] of various crimes that took place in the Escuela (More) |
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Brazil court recognizes same-sex marriage
Brazil's High Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the same-sex marriage of two women. The court voted 4-1 in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages. The ruling was necessary following a number of disparate rulings by lower courts on petitions fr (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.
