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UN rights officials encourage reform on International Women's Day
Independent experts within the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged governments around the world to take decisive steps to ensure and protect women's rights, and to "turn decades of empty promises into concrete chang (More) |
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Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to charges of al Qaeda involvement
A son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive] pleaded not guilty on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to conspiracy to kill US citizens . Sulaiman Abu Ghaith appeared before Judge Lewis Kapla (More) |
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Bin Laden's son-in-law captured, to be tried in New York
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive], has been captured and will be appear in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday to face federal charges. He is accused of plott (More) |
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Egypt court delays elections with request for further review of electoral law
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday referred the country's newly passed electoral law to the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) for review, thereby delaying parliamentary elections originally set to begin on April 22. The court's deci (More) |
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UN members urge legislation against gender violence
Legislators from UN member states on Tuesday discussed the importance of laws against sexual, domestic and gender violence during the second day of the UN women's commission annual session. Michelle Bachelet, the Executive Director of the UN Entity (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for international debate on health care abuse amounting to torture
UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez called Tuesday for a debate on abuses and mistreatment in health care settings that potentially equate to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. The call for debate was based u (More) |
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UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson called Monday on the US government to publish the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report detailing i (More) |
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Egypt constitutional court dismisses challenge to constitutional assembly
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday dismissed complaints against the assembly that drafted the country's new constitution, the official MENA news agency reported. The complaints had challenged the method for selecting members of the ass (More) |
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UN rights chief recounts challenges, advances in 2012
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday presented an annual report detailing her office's efforts in 2012 and urging further action to confront global human rights challenges. The report identifies and elaborates on advances (More) |
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UN chief calls for abolition of death penalty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday reiterated his call for global support against the use of death penalty . The message was delivered by UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang in an event organized by the Internationa (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."
