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Senegal reverses decision to deport Chad ex-dictator
Senegal reversed its decision Sunday to send former Chad dictator Hissene Habre [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] back to Chad after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned he could be tortured. Senegal suspended plans late Sunday (More) |
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Supreme Court denies stay of execution of Mexican national
The US Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the planned execution of Mexican national Humberto Leal Garcia . When Leal Garcia was arrested for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, he was denied consular access, as required by Article 36 (More) |
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Libya government to charge 21 members of rebel alliance
Libyan Judge Khalifa Isa Khalifa announced Wednesday that charges are being filed against 21 rebels attempting to overthrow Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. Charges include facilitating foreign intervention in Libya (More) |
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DOJ files brief in Supreme Court to stay execution of Mexico national
The US Department of Justice Friday filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in an attempt to stay the execution of Mexican national Humberto Leal Garcia . Leal Garcia's defense team filed a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court earli (More) |
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UN urges Texas to halt execution of Mexican national
Officials from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) appealed to Texas Governor Rick Perry Friday to stop the execution of Mexican national Humberto Leal Garcia , alleging he did not receive a fair trial. When Leal Garci (More) |
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Bangladesh jails more than 650 soldiers in connection to 2009 mutiny
A Bangladesh military court on Monday sentenced 657 border guards for their roles in a February 2009 mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The verdict was unprecedented in the number of people convicted at once and brings the total number (More) |
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Florida ruling highlights arbitrariness of death penalty
Richard Dieter [Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center]: A federal judge in Florida this week ruled that the state's death penalty statute was unconstitutional and in violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury. This ruli (More) |
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Federal judge rules Florida death sentence policy unconstitutional
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday that Florida's procedure for imposing the death penalty is unconstitutional. Florida's death penalty statute provides that the jury in a capital case is to mak (More) |
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UN rights council passes first gay rights resolution
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed the "Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity" resolution with a vote of 23-19 and 3 abstentions on Friday. The resolution is the first to call for an end to sexuality discrimination worldwid (More) |
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Supreme Court upholds gender discrimination ruling, takes 4 more cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday affirmed a lower court decision in Flores-Villar v. United States [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] upholding a gender-based distinction in two former sections of the Im (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.
