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UN rights expert urges accountability for violence against Azerbaijan women
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo on Friday commended recent steps taken by Azerbaijan officials to adopt legal measures in protection of women's rights, but urged authorities to better implement these policies. Thoug (More) |
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Second Circuit releases developer of World Trade Center 7 from liability
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that developers of the 7 World Trade Center (7WTC) Building were not liable for the damages caused by the collapse of the 7WTC several hours after the twin towers were destroyed in the (More) |
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US military judge to allow defense to photograph 9/11 terror suspects' scars
A US military judge has issued an order allowing for defense attorneys for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to photograph the scars on the ankles and wrists of their client. The order, unsealed last week by US Army mil (More) |
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HRW: Afghanistan penal code working group proposes stoning for adultery
The Afghanistan Justice Ministry has proposed new provisions to the nation's penal code that allow for stoning as punishment for adultery, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. According to the advocacy group the provision of the proposed pena (More) |
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Zimbabwe government must guarantee citizens human rights: AI
Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] on Monday urged [report, PDF; press release] Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to protect human rights embodied in the country's new constitution . The report, entitled "Human Rights (More) |
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HRW urges Yemen to rescind immunity law for former president
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a statement calling on Yemen's National Dialogue Conference (NDC) to endorse proposed legislation that would strike down a 2012 law providing blanket immunity to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh (More) |
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Pakistan asks high court to start treason proceedings against Musharraf
Pakistan officials on Monday filed a request with the nation's Supreme Court , asking the court to start treason proceedings against former president Pervez Musharraf [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The government contends that Musharraf commit (More) |
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Somali pirates sentenced to life for death of US citizens
A judge for the US District Court Eastern District of Virginia on Friday sentenced Somali pirates Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar to 21 life sentences for their role in the killing of four Americans aboard a yacht off the Horn of A (More) |
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Somali pirate sentenced to life for deaths of 4 US citizens
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday sentenced Somali pirate Ahmed Muse Salad to life in prison without parole for his involvement in the deaths of four Americans off the coast of Africa. Salad was among (More) |
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UN rights experts warn Sudan to cease threatening women with flogging
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo and the chairperson of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice Frances Raday on Wednesday urged the Sudanese government to stop the pract (More) |
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