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UN ECOSOC accredits US-based gay rights group
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday voted 23-13 to accredit the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) as a consultative non-governmental organization (NGO). IGLHRC, an human rights organization for those (More) |
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Sudan security forces targeting rights workers: AI
The National Security Services in Sudan (NISS) are brutally suppressing internal dissent and targeting rights workers in the process, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report [text, PDF; press release] issued Monday. AI documented cases o (More) |
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ICC charges al-Bashir with genocide
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [case materials; JURIST news archive] with three counts of genocide in relation to the Darfur conflict . The chamber found that there (More) |
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Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspects to US
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday stayed the extradition of four terrorism suspects from the UK to the US, holding that potential punishment could violate Human Rights Convention provisions on the prohibition of torture and inh (More) |
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ACLU files lawsuit challenging US 'No Fly List'
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the US government challenging the status of 10 US citizens and legal residents on the government's "No Fly List." Due to their status, the plaintiffs are prohibited fr (More) |
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Rights group urges Hamas to allow access to Israeli soldier
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Hamas authorities to allow captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit [advocacy website, in Hebrew; BBC backgrounder] to communicate with his family and receive visits from the International Committee of the Red (More) |
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UN SG calls East Jerusalem demolition plans illegal
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday criticized plans to demolish 22 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem , describing them as contrary to international law. The plans, called King's Garden, were approved Monday by the Jerusalem City C (More) |
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Rights group urges Iraqi Kurdistan to end female genital mutilation
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Iraqi Kurdistan to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) in a report [materials; press release] published Wednesday. The report, "They Took Me and Told Me Nothing," calls on the Kurdi (More) |
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Palestinian rights advanced in 2009, still need improvement: report
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem on Monday released its annual report [text, PDF; press release], noting an advancement in the rights of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories but calling for greater improvement. The report, examining the (More) |
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Gaza blockade violates international law: ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday called for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip , which it labeled a violation of international humanitarian law. The organization described the blockade as collective punis (More) |
Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial
On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted, but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
