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Iran court sentences opposition leader to 8 years in prison
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court on Wednesday sentenced opposition figure and former Iranian foreign minister Ebrahim Yazdi to eight years in prison for attempting to act against national security. Yazdi was also banned from civic activities for f (More) |
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Egypt court resumes Mubarak trial
An Egyptian court on Wednesday resumed the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] after a month-long adjournment. The trial was adjourned in October in order to allow the court time to rule on a moti (More) |
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Military court hears closing arguments in intelligence leak case
A US military court heard closing arguments Thursday at the pre-trial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning [advocacy website; JURIST news archive], which will determine whether he will face a court martial for his alleged role in the largest intelligen (More) |
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US lawmakers vote to sanction Belarus for protest crackdowns
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Belarus Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2011 , imposing new sanctions on Belarus in reaction to what the bill's author calls "the worst political crackdown in Europe in well over a decade." I (More) |
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UN report details global violence against LGBT individuals
The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Thursday released the first ever UN report on the global human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The report details LGBT people around the world being k (More) |
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Nigerian Same-Sex Marriage Ban Infringes Individual Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Damian Ugwu, Executive Director of the Social Justice & Advocacy Initiative, says that the recent bill prohibiting same-sex marriage in Nigeria has ominous implications for a broad range of individual rights in the country. (More) |
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US death penalty rates continuing to drop: report
There were only 78 new death sentences handed down in the US in 2011—the first time that number has dropped below 100 since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976—according to a report [text, PDF; press release] published Thursday by t (More) |
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North Carolina governor vetoes repeal of death penalty racial justice law
North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on Wednesday vetoed legislation that would have essentially repealed the state's Racial Justice Act . The 2009 law, which allows death row inmates to appeal their sentences based on statistical evidence of r (More) |
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Supreme Court strikes down deportation discretionary waiver policy
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Judulang v. Holder [SCOTUSblog backgrounder; JURIST report] that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply to the Attorney General for relief from deportation un (More) |
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Malawi to review controversial anti-homosexuality law
Malawian Justice Minister Ephraim Chiume said Thursday that President Bingu wa Mutharika has ordered the Malawi Law Commission to review several controversial laws, including a law banning homosexual acts. Chiume stated that the review was in respo (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.
