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Egypt president to meet with judges after vast power expansion
Egypt President Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Sunday agreed to meet with judges after issuing a decree that removed judicial review of his actions and vastly expanded his power. Morsi has indicated that the decree is tempora (More) |
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Egypt president vastly expands powers prompting protests
Egypt's incumbent president Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] issued a decree on Thursday vastly expanding his powers. Pursuant to the decree, Morsi's decisions are not subject to judicial review and he can reopen trials for official (More) |
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India executes sole surviving gunman from 2008 Mumbai attacks
The only surviving shooter in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] was executed at a prison in India Wednesday hours after President Shri Pranab Mukherjee finally rejected the gunman's clemency appeal. Pakistani (More) |
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Afghanistan government ends death penalty moratorium with 8 executions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Afghan government to institute a moratorium on further executions after eight men were hanged, marking an end of Afghanistan's four-year virtual moratorium on the death penalty. Human rights advocacy g (More) |
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US military prosecutors seek death penalty for Afghan civilian shootings
US military prosecutors on Tuesday urged the death penalty for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales who is accused of having murdered 16 Afghan civilians in a late-night rampage in March. After a week long investigatory hearing under Article 32 , prosecutor Ma (More) |
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Controversional Uganda anti-gay bill to pass by end of 2012: AP report
The Ugandan Parliament will pass a highly controversial anti-gay bill by the end of 2012, the parliament's speaker said on Monday. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga told the Associated Press that the bill reflects the will of a majority of the Ugandan people (More) |
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UN rights chief urges South Sudan to reverse expulsion of human rights officer
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged South Sudan to reverse an expulsion order against a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) staff member, claiming the government has given no good reason to support the order. Pillay s (More) |
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Supreme Court affirms stay of execution for Pennsylvania inmate
The US Supreme Court affirmed a stay of execution late Thursday night for Pennsylvania inmate Hubert Michael. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the 14-day stay of execution [Philadelphia Inquirer report] allowed by the US Court of Appeals for t (More) |
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HRW: Abused migrant women fear deportation from Belgium
Fear of deportation prevents many migrant women in Belgium from seeking necessary protection from domestic violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday. The 57-page report, entitled "'The Law was Against Me': Migrant Women's (More) |
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Arizona federal judge hands down life sentence for Tucson shooter
A federal judge at the US District Court for the District of Arizona sentenced Jared Lee Loughner to life in prison on Thursday for killing six people in the January 2011 Tucson shooting. The shooting also injured thirteen people, including former (More) |
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