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Uruguay president vetoes legislation decriminalizing abortion
Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez [official website; BBC profile] on Friday vetoed legislation that would have partially decriminalized abortion in the country. The bill was passed by Uruguay's Senate on Tuesday, after the House of Represen (More) |
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Uruguay senate votes to decriminalize some abortions but veto expected
The Uruguayan Senate passed a bill Tuesday that partially decriminalizes abortion , but it is unlikely the bill has the support needed to override a veto promised by Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez . According to the draft law, a mother may ter (More) |
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New ICJ judges include UK professor who asserted legality of Iraq war
The UN General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected [ICJ press release, PDF; UN press release] five new judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) . Judges Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh of Jordan, currently the vice president of the (More) |
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Venezuela expels HRW officials after report released
The Venezuelan government ordered two senior officials of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to leave the country Thursday night after the group released a report concluding that democracy and human rights have suffered during the presidency of Hugo Chavez (More) |
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Brazil intelligence officials suspended following wiretapping allegations
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has placed senior officials of the intelligence service Abin on suspension pending investigations of a report that its agents wiretapped a variety of high-ranking government figures . Silva removed Abi (More) |
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Brazil supreme court chief wiretapped by intelligence service: report
Brazilian intelligence service Abin has pledged to investigate published reports that its agents wiretapped a variety of top Brazilian officials, including Supreme Federal Court president Gilmar Mendes. Veja , a Brazilian weekly newsmagazine, made (More) |
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NGO names worst violators of refugee rights, criticizes border policies
European nations are among the worst violators of refugee rights because of the countries' strict border policies and their treatment of refugee seekers, according to a report released by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) o (More) |
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Brazil high court upholds stem cell research law
The Supreme Court of Brazil Thursday ruled 6-5 that a 2005 law allowing embryonic stem cell research is constitutional, rejecting a challenge by the country's attorney general that it infringed on the "constitutional right to life." (More) |
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UN rights council elections favor 4 states criticized by rights groups
The 47-member UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held elections for 15 open seats Wednesday, with four seats going to countries that have been harshly criticized by human rights groups. In a report to the UNHRC, Freedom House [advocacy website; pres (More) |
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Ecuador election court clears former president to run for office
Ecuador's election court announced Wednesday that a two-year suspension from politics for former Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez, [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] had formally come to an end Sunday, leaving him free to run for office aga (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.
