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Iran postpones execution of Kurdish law student
The scheduled execution of Kurdish student Habibolah Latifi on Sunday was postponed by the Iranian government in order to investigate irregularities in the case, his defense lawyer Nemat Amadhi told ISNA news agency . Latifi, a law student, was arr (More) |
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India court sentences rights activist to life in prison
A judge for the Raipur Sessions Court of Chhattisgarh state India found human rights activist Binayak Sen [Hindustan Times profile] guilty of aiding rebels and sentenced him to life imprisonment Friday, amid criticism from international rights grou (More) |
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US execution rates continue to drop during 2010
The number of executions that took place in the US in 2010 was down 12 percent from 2009, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) annual report [text, PDF; press release, PDF] released Tuesday. There were 46 executions in 2010, com (More) |
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects challenge to lethal injection
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the lethal injection method of execution. In a split 5-2 decision, the court held that there is no basis under Ohio law for litigating the issue of whether the lethal injection process is (More) |
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Spain authorities arrest Mumbai terror attack suspects
Spanish authorities announced Wednesday that they have arrested seven men in Barcelona suspected of aiding in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] that killed 166. Spain's Ministry of the Interior confirmed the ar (More) |
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Supreme Court considers federal habeas corpus cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Monday in Wall v. Kholi [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report]. The court is considering whether a state court sentence-reductio (More) |
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Iraq court sentences Saddam-era deputy PM Aziz to additional prison term
An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced former foreign minister Tariq Aziz [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to 10 years in prison for his involvement with the displacement and killing of minority Shiite Kurds during Saddam Hussein's rule in the 1980s. (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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Lawyer for Saddam-era deputy PM Aziz seek death sentence pardon
A lawyer for former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein , Tariq Aziz [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] filed a petition Tuesday asking Iraqi President Jalal Talabani [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to pardon t (More) |
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Rights groups urge UN to investigate Libya torture allegations
Three human rights groups on Friday jointly announced allegations of torture against Libyan security officials. Alkarama, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and TRIAL have obtained documents that purportedly demonstrate that government officials blocked an (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
