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UN rights expert calls for reform of Tunisia anti-terrorism law
UN human rights expert Martin Scheinin called on the Transitional Government of Tunisia Thursday to reform the counter-terrorism law to comply with international human rights law. Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-te (More) |
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DC Circuit upholds default damages judgment against Syria
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday unanimously ruled to uphold a $413 million judgment against Syria for assisting in the the murders of two US contractors. In 2004, two military contractors assisting the US in (More) |
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Iran implicated in 9/11 attacks by lawsuit
A lawsuit by relatives of 9/11 victims has alleged that Iran knowingly aided al Qaeda in carrying out the attacks, according to affidavits filed Thursday. Included in the affidavits, but under seal from the judge, are the testimonies of Iranian (More) |
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Afghan Guantanamo detainee, suspected terrorist dies in apparent suicide
An Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee believed to be an al Qaeda leader, was found dead in his cell in what appears to be a suicide , the US Southern Command announced Wednesday. Guards found the 37-year-old Inayatullah not breathing and unresponsive (More) |
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Post-Osama: The Way Forward for the United States
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin G. Davis, an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Toledo College of Law, answers a few questions about Osama Bin Laden's death and discusses what it might mean in terms of foreign affairs and domestic attitu (More) |
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Tunisia charges ousted president with protester abuse
Tunisian Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi announced Wednesday that the government has charged former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] with 18 offenses ranging from murder and conspiracy to trafficking and d (More) |
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Human rights organizations criticize rampant abuses in Bahrain
Human rights organizations including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Doctors Without Borders (DWB) criticized [HRW press release; DWB press release] Bahrain on Friday for rampant human rights abuses related to anti-government protests. HRW deputy Midd (More) |
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Egypt to lift state of emergency before September election
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced Monday that it would lift the state of emergency before parliamentary polls to be held in September. General Mamdouh Shaheen, speaking for the military council, announced the parliamentary (More) |
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Bahrain opposition leaders arrested after violent crackdown on protesters
Six opposition leaders were arrested in Bahrain on Thursday after the government, backed by foreign troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) , violently dispersed protesters in the capital of Manana on Wednesday. Among those arrested are diss (More) |
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Bahrain king declares 3-month state of emergency amid widespread protests
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa declared a three-month state of emergency Tuesday in response to growing unrest in the island nation. The announcement of the martial law style system was made in state-run media and gives the military comman (More) |
Eighteenth Amendment came into effect
On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution came into effect as scheduled one year after ratification, marking the beginning of Prohibition.
Learn more about Temperance and Prohibition from Professor K. Austin Kerr of the Ohio State University Department of History.
