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Rights group urges EU to condemn Saudi Arabia's crackdown on Internet protesters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged European Union's High Representative Catherine Ashton and other EU member states' representatives to condemn Saudi Arabia for recently convicting seven governmental critics of inciting protests through Facebook. T (More) |
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Saudi Arabia court sentences rights activist to 8 years
A Saudi Arabian court on Monday sentenced human rights activist Abdulkarim al-Khader to eight years in prison for sedition. Abdulkarim al-Khader was one of the founders of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) , which aimed to inc (More) |
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Former Egypt PM ordered released from jail
The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Nazif . Nazif was convicted of corruption in July 2011 and sentenced to one year in jail. In September Nazif was sentenced to three years in jail on ch (More) |
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Is Egypt's Stance on the Blue Nile Dam Legally Justified?
JURIST Guest Columnist Zeray Yihdego of the University of Aberdeen Law School examines several legal issues arising from the dispute over the Blue Nile Dam between Egypt and Ethiopia... (More) |
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Egypt high court revokes sentence against former PM Ahmed Nazif
Egypt's Court of Cassation , its highest court, on Thursday overturned the jail sentence of former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and ordered a retrial on charges of illicit gains. The court overturned [Daily News Egypt report] his sentence pursuant to (More) |
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Victims' lawyers excluded from Mubarak retrial
Mohamed Kamel Al-Rashidi, the presiding judge for the retrial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] on Friday barred lawyers representing victims' families from participating in the hearings. This rulin (More) |
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UN SG: Egypt draft laws must adhere to international human rights norms
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Thursday reenforcing the need for any new Egyptian draft law should respect human rights standards. The statement came as concern over increased convictions of international NGO personnel mo (More) |
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Egypt court convicts 43 NGO employees, orders NGO closures
An Egyptian court on Tuesday convicted 43 foreign and domestic non-governmental organization (NGO) employees of promoting democracy in Egypt without proper documentation and of receiving funds from abroad in violation of Egyptian law. Those convicte (More) |
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Egypt high court rules legislative bodies were illegally elected
Egypt's highest court, the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) , on Sunday held that the country's legislature and constitutional panel were illegally elected. While the constitutional panel has already dissolved, the legislature's upper house, the S (More) |
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Egypt president sends NGO bill to parliament
Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi sent a bill to the country's interim parliament on Monday that would regulate non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The most recent draft allocates wider financial autonomy to civic associations and NGOs. Accordi (More) |
Sir Thomas More beheaded for treason
On July 6, 1535, former Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More was beheaded in London after being convicted of treason against King Henry VIII.
More had not supported the King's policy toward the church or his marriage to Anne Boleyn, had refused to swear to the Act of Succession, and had similarly declined to take the Oath of Supremacy. His last words before execution are said to have been "The King's good servant, but God's first."
