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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) |
Jurist James Kent born
On July 31, 1763, James Kent, first professor of law at Columbia College, Chancellor of New York, and author of a four-volume set of Commentaries on American Law, was born near Brewster, NY. Learn more about James Kent.
