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Tucson shooter pleads guilty to killing federal judge, wounding congresswoman
The man charged with killing six people and wounding 13 others in the January 2011 Tucson shooting [USA Today backgrounder] pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of California shortly after Judge Larry Alan B (More) |
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ECHR urged to review claims of CIA secret prison in Romania
The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) announced Monday that it urged the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to review allegations that Romania was involved in the torture and other ill-treatment of a Saudi Arabian currently facing a deat (More) |
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Oregon judge rules death row inmate can reject clemency
A judge in the Washington County Circuit Court of Oregon ruled Friday that a death row inmate is not required to accept clemency granted to him by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber . Last December, Kitzhaber granted clemency to convicted murderer Gary (More) |
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Chinese Government's Oppressive Policies Draw Ire from the Public
JURIST Guest Columnist Phelim Kine, Senior Researcher of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch, says that the increasing public challenges to the Chinese government's authority will only continue until its policies reflect a basic respect for human (More) |
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Slovakia files charges against accused Nazi arrested in Hungary
Slovakian authorities on Thursday announced that they have filed new charges against a 97-year-old Hungarian man arrested in Budapest last month on allegations of abusing and helping deport thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The charges concern (More) |
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'Meaningful' Prohibition: Mental Disability in Georgia Capital Cases
JURIST Guest Columnist Laura Kagel of the University of Georgia School of Law says that the case of Warren Lee Hill, Jr. highlights that when the justice system allows the option of taking a person's life, as in Georgia, it can end up undermining its (More) |
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Putin signs Russia-US child adoption agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday signed a new agreement with the US that tightens the rules for Americans adopting children from the Russian Federation. Specifically, a foreign family can adopt a Ru (More) |
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Slovakia to seek extradition of accused Nazi from Hungary
Slovakian authorities on Monday announced plans to seek the extradition of a 97-year-old Hungarian man arrested in Budapest earlier this month on allegations of abusing and helping deport thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Slovak Justice Minist (More) |
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Texas court grants stay of execution to schizophrenic convicted killer
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday ordered a stay of execution for convicted killer Marcus Druery who had been scheduled for execution on August 1st. Druery has been diagnosed as schizophrenic by both prison and private doctors, (More) |
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UN official concerned over Iraq death sentences
UN Special Rapporteur on arbitrary executions Christof Heyns on Friday expressed concern about an announcement that the Iraqi Court of Cassation has upheld the death sentences of 196 individuals in the Anbar province of Iraq. Heyns said he was con (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.
