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Europe rights court condemns Italy for role in rendition case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned Italy for their role in the 2003 kidnapping situation in connection with the US extraordinary rendition program. The court stated that Italy failed to perform their duty to protect some (More) |
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Egypt human rights center attempts to postpone closure
A Cairo-based rehabilitation center for torture victims filed an application to the court on Sunday to postpone its pending closure. Last Wednesday, Egyptian police officers advised the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence t (More) |
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Zika Virus and the Intersection of Medical and Legal Triage
JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU), John L. Hick of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Dan Hanfling of the UPMC Center for Health Security and Sarah Wette (More) |
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Amnesty: Egypt closes prominent human rights center
Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday that Egyptian officials have ordered for the closure of a torture rehabilitation center that had been a refuge to victims of human rights violations. Early on Wednesday, Egyptian police officers entere (More) |
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Bahrain authorities charge, release 4 US journalists
Bahraini authorities arrested four US journalists covering the five-year anniversary of the nation's 2011 uprising and formally charged them on Tuesday. The journalists were charged with unlawful obstruction of vehicles and attending unlawful gathe (More) |
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Egypt court overturns sentence of police officer in protester death
The highest appeals court in Egypt on Sunday overturned the 15-year prison sentence levied against a police officer for the killing of a female protester in January 2015. The officer, Yaseen Mohamed Hatem, will face a new trial for charges of batter (More) |
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UN urges elimination of female genital mutilation by 2030
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement released on Friday urged all concerned countries to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030, calling it a “violent practice" scarring girls for life , endangering their health, deprivi (More) |
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UN expert calls on Mauritania authorities to prevent torture and mistreatment of prisoners
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan E. Méndez on Thursday called on the Mauritanian authorities to protect suspects and detainees from abuse and torture while being held in the country. The call to implement already existing laws and safeguards (More) |
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Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149 pro-Islamist supporters
An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday overturned death sentences for 149 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood accused of executing an attack on a police station near Cairo in 2013. Last year an Egyptian court sentenced the defendants to death in a (More) |
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HRW releases report on human rights issues worldwide
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released its annual report discussing human rights issues in more than 90 countries throughout 2015. World Report 2016, the rights group's twenty-sixth edition of the report, which spans 659 pages, includes sho (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
