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Egypt appeals court overturns sentence for 'police torture' film reporter
An Egyptian appeals court Monday overturned the jail sentence of an Al Jazeera television reporter convicted for her role in producing a film on police torture. Howayda Taha was tried in May 2007; she was sentenced in absentia to six months in pr (More) |
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DOJ urges judge to dismiss lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary over CIA rendition role
US District Judge James Ware of the US District Court for the Northern District of California heard arguments Tuesday on the government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Jeppesen Dataplan on state secrets grounds. The Justice Department a (More) |
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Israeli courts must protect access to medical treatment for Gaza patients
Miri Weingarten [Coordinator oPt Department,Physicians for Human Rights-Israel]: "PHR-Israel has been immersed in the crisis that has engulfed Gaza since the takeover by Hamas in June 2007, and the resultant closing by Israel of all crossing poi (More) |
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Israel, US boycotting UN rights council meeting on Gaza blockade
Israel and the United States plan to boycott a special session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva Wednesday called to discuss possible human rights violations in Gaza in the wake of a blockade imposed by Israel on the area last Frid (More) |
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Canada and torture: politics trumps human rights again
Alex Neve [Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada]: "Over the past week there has been reason to both commend and chastise Canada for the approach it takes to assessing where torture is likely to occur. In the midst of court action laun (More) |
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Switzerland suspends Abu Omar CIA rendition investigation
Switzerland has suspended an investigation into US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents allegedly involved in the 2003 abduction and rendition of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr , a spokesperson from the Swiss Federal Prosecutor's (More) |
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US judge blocks deportation of Egyptian detainee despite 'no torture' pledge
A US district judge ruled [opinion, PDF; ACLU press release] Thursday that the US cannot deport an Egyptian Christian who fled to the United States in 1998 to reportedly escape religious persecution because of the risk that he may face torture in Eg (More) |
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Egypt court jails 3 police officers convicted of detainee abuse
An Egyptian court has convicted three police officers for torturing and publicly humiliating a suspected thief, according to "judicial sources" cited by Reuters Saturday. The higher-ranking police officer was sentenced to five years in jai (More) |
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UN General Assembly passes worldwide death penalty moratorium
The UN General Assembly Tuesday voted 104-54 with 29 abstentions [press release; UN debate summary] in favor of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty . Though non-binding, supporters of the resolution believe interna (More) |
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Muslim Brotherhood leader decries Egypt military trial
A leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder], who is standing before a military trial in Egypt on money laundering and terror charges, Monday denounced the proceedings against him as a "farce." Deputy guide (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
