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Imprisoned Ukraine opposition leader pledges hunger strike in support of protesters
Ukraine's imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] announced on Monday that she would go on a hunger strike to show her support [Guardian report] for the demonstrators who have been protesting Ukraine's (More) |
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Lawyer for Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko detained by police
One of the defense lawyers for imprisoned former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] was detained by police Monday, according to Arseniy Yatsenyuk an MP for Tymoshenko's All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules Delaware 'secret' arbitration rule unconstitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that restriction of public access to Delaware's government-sponsored arbitration hearings is unconstitutional. The Court, in affirming the district court's ruling, held that the prov (More) |
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Ukraine president to sign law allowing treatment abroad for ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Friday that he will sign a law allowing former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [official website; JURIST news archive] to travel abroad for medical treatment, if the bill is passed by the Verkhovna Rada , (More) |
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Ukraine president signs law to improve prison conditions
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych [official website; BBC profile] signed a law on Friday to improve prison conditions and take one step closer to integration with the EU. This law was required to allow the signing of the EU-Ukraine Association (More) |
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Nazi war crimes suspect dies awaiting trial
Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old Hungarian man charged with the unlawful execution and torture of people in connection with the Holocaust, died Monday after suffering a number of medical problems. Csatary died in a Hungarian hospital while awaiting tr (More) |
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Hungary prosecutors charge accused Nazi with war crimes
Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old Hungarian man, with the unlawful execution and torture of people in connection with the Holocaust. Slovakian authorities began the investigation of Csatary in September after he (More) |
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Amnesty International publishes annual human rights report
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday published its annual report entitled State of the World's Human Rights , which details the human rights landscape across the world in 2012. The report focuses on the increasing danger faced by those displaced (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutor reopens murder case against ex-PM Tymoshenko
The UkraineProsecutor General on Monday reopened the murder case against former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [official website; JURIST news archive]. The charges, originally filed in January , allege that Tymoshenko and former prime mi (More) |
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Europe rights court rules Ukraine violated ex-PM Tymoshenko's rights
The European Court of Human Rights ruled [judgment; press release, PDF] Tuesday that Ukraine violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by jailing former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [official website; JURIST news archive] for poli (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
