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Muhammad caricatures spark freedom of expression debate in Europe
Caricatures of the Islamic prophet Muhammad were reprinted in newspapers on Wednesday in Italy, Germany, France and Spain, sparking a new debate over freedom of expression in Europe and drawing protests from Muslims in Europe and the Middle East. Fr (More) |
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UK religious hate bill faces key Commons vote
British politicians, writers and comedians are urging members of the UK House of Commons to accept freedom of speech revisions in the controversial Racial and Religious Hatred Bill [text; BBC Q/A], which returns to the Commons for a vote Tuesday. T (More) |
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Kyoto signatories agree on enforcement mechanism
Signatory nations to the Kyoto Protocol [text; JURIST news archive] meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal Thursday agreed to a final protocol provision governing the rules for ensuring compliance with emissions standards. A count (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush assassination plot suspect found guilty
AP is reporting that a federal jury has found Ahmed Omar Abu Ali guilty of joining al Qaeda and plotting to assassinate President Bush . Abu Ali was arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2003 and his trial began last month after US District Judge Gerald Br (More) |
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Bush presses China for rights reforms on state visit
On a state visit to China during a six-day Asia tour , President Bush Sunday pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao [official profile; Wikipedia profile] to expand religious, political and social freedoms in the country and later suggested to reporters (More) |
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Justice at Guantanamo? The Paradox of David Hicks
JURIST Guest Columnist Devika Hovell of the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law in Sydney, Australia, says that the trial of Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks by US military commission highlights his transformation from an alleged p (More) |
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China, Saudi Arabia cited by US for violating religious freedom
The US Department of State on Tuesday is releasing its annual list of states considered to be serious violators of religious freedoms, opening the named states to potential sanctions. Officials say countries deemed to be "of particular concern (More) |
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Saudi leader urges Bush to free Saddam half-brother
Saudi Arabia King Abdullah has urged President Bush to release Saddam Hussein's half-brother from detention because of failing health, Saudi Arabia daily Al-Riyadh reported Wednesday. King Abdullah reportedly sent a letter to Bush asking him t (More) |
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Arab states press Syria to cooperate with UN Hariri probe
Arab nations are quietly pressing Syria to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri following Syria's criticism Tuesday of a UN resolution [text; JURIST report] (More) |
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Putting Oil-for-Food in Perspective
JURIST Guest Columnist R. Dobie Langenkamp, Director of the National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute at the University of Tulsa School of Law, says that for all the bad publicity surrounding the now-defunct UN Oil-for-Food program, the ov (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.
