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Rights group urges Indonesia to repeal laws violating human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Indonesian government to repeal two Sharia laws [report materials; press release] that the group says violate human rights and international treaties. The laws, local to the Aceh province, require str (More) |
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No Space for Democracy and Rule of Law: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Saroop Ijaz, an advocate before the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, says that if Pakistan is to function as a democracy and - equally significantly - to address the threat of extremism both at home and abroad, its blasph (More) |
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HRW urges repeal of Pakistan blasphemy laws
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called for the revocation of blasphemy laws [text; JURIST news archive] in Pakistan after a Christian woman was sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad during an argument with other women in her v (More) |
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Indonesia president: soldiers to face trial over torture video
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono [official website; BBC profile] announced Monday that Indonesian soldiers caught on video last month torturing Papuan detainees will stand trial before a military tribunal. Yudhoyono said that the deci (More) |
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Indonesia admits responsibility for detainee torture video
Indonesian officials on Friday admitted to their soldiers' involvement in the torture of Papuan detainees, which garnered international outrage after a video of the torture surfaced this week. Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto said that the (More) |
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Indonesia court strikes down law allowing government to ban books
The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Wednesday overturned a law that has allowed the Indonesian government to ban books it deemed controversial for nearly 50 years. The court found [Jakarta Post report] that giving the Attorney General the auth (More) |
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Rights group urges Indonesia to respect free expression
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Indonesian government to release secession activists and adhere to international standards of free speech [report materials; press release]. The report, "Prosecuting Political Aspiration: Indonesia (More) |
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Indonesia constitutional court upholds controversial anti-blasphemy law
The Indonesian Constitutional Court voted 8-1 Monday to uphold [judgment, PDF, in Bahasa; press release, in Bahasa] a controversial anti-blasphemy law enacted in 1965 by the first Indonesian president. The court rejected the legal challenge raised (More) |
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Irish referendum on blasphemy law seeks to remove morality from constitution
Johanna Higgins [Barrister, Association of Catholic Lawyers of Ireland]: "Minister Ahern has stated in the past, regarding the constitutional provision on blasphemy: "As a republican, my personal position is that Church and State should be (More) |
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Ireland justice minister proposes blasphemy law referendum
The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern , on Sunday proposed holding a referendum later this year to remove the criminal offense of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution . Blasphemy is a punishable offense under sectio (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
