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Honduras interim government to reinstate suspended constitutional rights
The head of the Honduran interim government Roberto Micheletti said Monday that he may lift restrictions on constitutional rights imposed Sunday by the end of the week. The de facto government passed an executive decree late on Sunday night suspend (More) |
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Honduras leader urges Brazil embassy to hand over Zelaya under arrest warrant
The head of the Honduran interim government Roberto Micheletti on Tuesday called on [La Prensa report, in Spanish] Brazil to deliver deposed president Manuel Zelaya [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] under an arrest warrant issued by the Honduran S (More) |
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India Supreme Court judges to disclose assets online
Judges of the India Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to disclose their assets and make them available on the court's website. The decision, lauded by Indian political parties [Hindu report], legal authorities, and newspapers [Hindu editorial (More) |
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Argentina high court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use
The Argentine Supreme Court unanimously held [judgment, PDF, in Spanish; press release, in Spanish] Tuesday that possession of small amounts of marijuana for private, personal consumption that does not endanger or harm third parties is not punishab (More) |
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Brazil president signs controversial Amazon land privatization bill
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday approved a controversial bill [Provisional Measure 458/09 text, in Portuguese] that would allow legal privatization of publicly held Amazon land. The measure is aimed at stabilizing ownership (More) |
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Brazil high court rules press censorship law unconstitutional
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a law restricting the press as unconstitutional. The court ruled 7-4 that the Press Law [Law No. 5250/67 text, in Portuguese], which was enacted in 1967 and allowed for censorship of news media, b (More) |
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Brazil high court grants disputed land to indigenous peoples
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed the rights of indigenous peoples to land on the Raposa Serra do Sol [Estadao backgrounder, in Portuguese] reservation and set out 19 rules to guide court in similar cases in the future. The 10 to 1 (More) |
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UK prosecutors not charging Met officers in De Menezes killing
The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced Friday that no charges will be filed against London Metropolitan Police Service ("Met") officers involved in the shooting death of Brazilian immigrant Jean Charles de Menezes [advocacy we (More) |
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UN General Assembly splits on gay rights
The UN General Assembly was divided Thursday over the the issue of decriminalizing homosexuality as 66 nations signed a statement calling for decriminalization, and nearly 60 nations signed an opposing statement. The representative from Argentina, (More) |
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Brazil court backs indigenous land claim but postpones final ruling
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that they will rule in favor of indigenous groups in a land dispute, but postponed a final decision on the case. Eight of 11 judges voted in favor of evicting a group of non-indigenous farmers fro (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.
