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HRW: Bahrain tortured protest detainees
Bahrain has tortured detainees in the years following the country's 2011 protests , despite a government promise to stop such abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Sunday. The report is based on testimony offered by 14 people allegedly assaulte (More) |
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Bahrain court rejects appeals of two convicted in 2014 bombings
A Bahraini court on Monday rejected the death sentence appeals of two men convicted in a 2014 bombing that killed three police officers. The court's decision was announced by prosecutor Nayyaf Yusuf. The men, Hassan Mosa and Mohammed Ramadan, were (More) |
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Bahrain court sentences political activist to prison for insulting king
The Bahrain Court of Appeals convicted rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja on charges related to her ripping up a photo of the Bahraini king during a court hearing in 2014, Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday. Her appeal reduced her charges for (More) |
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Bahrain human rights record criticized by 32 countries
Thirty-two nations joined a statement read to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday regarding human rights concerns in Bahrain. The message, read by a representative of Switzerland, urged Bahrain to protect citizens' freedoms of peaceful assembly (More) |
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HRW urges Jordan to strengthen penal code, protect human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday released a letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour encouraging the strengthening of amendments proposed to the country's 1960 penal code to better protect human rights. The articles, which are under re (More) |
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Bahrain releases rights advocate
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Monday released Bahrain Center for Human Rights president Nabeel Rajab citing health reasons. Despite the release, the US State Department and Rajab himself expressed concern over continued efforts to (More) |
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Bahrain court sentences Shiite opposition leader to 4 years in prison
A Bahraini court on Tuesday sentenced prominent Shiite leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in prison for insulting the Interior Ministry , inciting others to break the law, and inciting hatred against naturalized Sunnis. Salman is the secretary- (More) |
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Kuwait top court upholds 2-year sentence against opposition leader
Kuwait's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the two-year prison sentence against activist Musallam al-Barrack for insulting Kuwait's ruler.Al-Barrack, a former lawmaker, was originally sentenced to five years in prison, but that sentence was later short (More) |
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Bahrain extends detention of activist Nabeel Rajab
Bahrain Public Prosecution on Sunday extended the period of detention of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab [personal Twitter account; JURIST news archive] by 15 days, citing a need for further investigation. According to Rajab's wife, the (More) |
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HRW criticizes Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Thursday denouncing as a violation of the laws of war an airstrike led by the Saudi Arabian coalition that led to the destruction of a humanitarian warehouse in Yemen earlier this month. The attack (More) |
Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance
On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools.
The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was more recently the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life offers more Pledge of Allegiance resources.
