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Continued support for capital punishment leaves US on wrong side of history
Elizabeth Zitrin [International Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Death Penalty Focus]: "The United States of America, proud of its commitment to fairness and justice, is being left behind on one of the most important international human (More) |
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Death penalty use decreasing worldwide: Amnesty report
The number of countries using the death penalty continued to drop during 2009, according to an annual report published Monday by Amnesty International (AI) . According to the report, more than 700 people were executed last year in 18 countries, wi (More) |
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US State Department releases 2009 annual rights reports
The US State Department (DOS) on Thursday released its 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release [video; statement text], Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US has recommitted "to continue the hard w (More) |
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Nigeria urged to prosecute those responsible for recent ethnic violence
The Nigerian government must investigate the recent killings of more than 200 Christian villagers and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. Attacks blamed on Muslim herders took place near the city of Jos over the wee (More) |
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Defining Democracy in Iraq
JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that while democracy in Iraq may look one way in second Iraqi general election on Sunday, it may evolve to look very different when the next election cycle rolls arou (More) |
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Women's rights improving in Middle East, North Africa: report
Women's rights and opportunities have increased in nearly all Middle Eastern and North African countries over the last five years, but women in those countries still face many obstacles in achieving equality, according to a Freedom House report (More) |
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Algeria court acquits former Guantanamo detainee
An Algerian criminal court on Sunday acquitted former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mustafa Hemlili of charges of counterfeiting and affiliation to a militant group that is active abroad. Hemlili was released from Guantanamo, along with fellow inmate Hed (More) |
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Saudi Arabia minister to propose bill allowing female lawyers in court
Saudi Justice Minister Mohammed al-Eissa announced Saturday that women will be allowed to argue cases in court under a new law that his department is drafting. The law is expected to be issued in the near future and would allow female lawyers to re (More) |
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Rights group urges Nigeria acting president to remedy abuses
Nigerian acting President Goodluck Jonathan must take action to "tackle the culture of impunity" in Nigeria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter dated Friday. HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth called on Jonathan to address right (More) |
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Nigeria VP takes over for ailing president after parliamentary vote
Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan will assume the role of president after the parliament voted on Tuesday for him to take over for ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua . Jonathan reluctantly accepted the presidency under the circumstances a (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
