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Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspects to US
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday stayed the extradition of four terrorism suspects from the UK to the US, holding that potential punishment could violate Human Rights Convention provisions on the prohibition of torture and inh (More) |
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Rights group sues over Nebraska abortion law requiring psychological screening
Women's rights group Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release, PDF] on Monday opposing a new Nebraska law that will require doctors to perform psychological screenings of patients seeking abortions . The l (More) |
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Libya human rights progress stalling: report
Libya has made some progress with regards to human rights, but the situation remains "dire," according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI) . The report details Libya's rise in promine (More) |
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Firing squad execution underscores inhumanity of death penalty
Richard C. Dieter [Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center]: "Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed in a hail of bullets as he sat strapped to a chair in a Utah prison a few nights ago. Gardner got the kind of execution he wanted--death (More) |
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Utah convict executed by firing squad
A Utah firing squad executed inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner on Friday, after the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] failed to stay the execution . The execution comes as the first of its kind in the US in 14 years, and only the th (More) |
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Thailand court charges 11 red shirt protest leaders with terrorism
A Thai court on Tuesday charged 11 protest leaders with terrorism in connection with Thailand's latest round of political violence , denying them bail. The men held leadership positions in the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship opp (More) |
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Supreme Court rules deadline for habeas appeal may be tolled
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ruled 7-2 in Holland v. Florida that the statute of limitations for a federal habeas corpus petition can be tolled where a state-appointed attorney fails to file in time despit (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on California prison population reduction order
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday agreed to hear an appeal of an order to reduce the California prison population . The court postponed consideration of the question of jurisdiction in Schwarzenegger v. Plata [d (More) |
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US soldier charged in Afghanistan civilian deaths
The US Army announced Friday that a soldier has been charged in the deaths of three Afghan civilians in separate incidents between January and May. Specialist Jeremy Morlock of Joint Base Lewis-McChord was charged with three counts of premeditated (More) |
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Convicted Mumbai gunman appeals death sentence
Authorities in India announced Friday that Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , the lone gunmen to survive the three-day siege of Mumbai [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] that killed 166 in November 2008, has filed an appeal challenging his conviction. (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.
