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Hamas criminal justice system violating human rights: HRW
The Hamas criminal justice system is rife with human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The report, entitled "Abusive System: Criminal Justice in Gaza," claims that under Hamas rule, people in the Gaza Strip are subject (More) |
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Rule of law deteriorating in Egypt: AI
The rule of law continues to deteriorate in Egypt , and human rights abuses are occurring with alarming frequency, according to two reports released Tuesday by Amnesty International (AI) . In the report "Egypt: Brutality unpunished and unchecked: E (More) |
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Egypt soldiers receive suspended sentences for protests
Egyptian Defence Minister General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday ordered a reduced sentence for a group of military officers who took part in opposition protests in April 2011. There were 22 officers, known as the April 8 Officers, arrested for th (More) |
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UK court halts extradition of Abu Hamza to US
The High Court of England and Wales on Tuesday ordered an injunction against the extradition of Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and Saudi-born Khaled Al-Fawwaz to the US until a formal hearing can be (More) |
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Europe rights court approves extradition of terror suspects to US
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Monday finalized its April ruling to allow the UK to extradite five terror suspects to the US. Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four other suspects a (More) |
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Egypt court upholds death sentences for 14 Islamists
An Egyptian criminal court on Monday upheld death sentences for 14 Islamists convicted of murdering several people in Sinai Peninsula attacks last year. In particular, the Ismailia court ordered the convicts, all members of the monotheist and milita (More) |
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Trinidad and Tobago Justice Minister fired over judicial procedure law
Trinidad and Tobago Justice Minister Herbert Philip Volney was removed from office Thursday on allegations that he had deceived the country's government regarding a controversial law that established a new system of pre-trial proceedings relating t (More) |
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California judge rejects plea to remove anti-Islam video from YouTube
A judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday denied a request for a temporary restraining order to remove a controversial anti-Islam film on YouTube that has sparked violent protests throughout the Muslim world. Actress Cindy Lee Garcia (More) |
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Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case
The Italian Court of Cassation on Wednesday upheld the convictions of 23 former CIA officers for the 2003 kidnapping and rendition of Egyptian terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr. Former Milan CIA station chief Robert Seldon Lady was origina (More) |
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UN rights expert condemns violent protests over anti-Islam film
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai on Wednesday condemned the recent violence that erupted after a US citizen released an anti-Islam film. Kiai stated that protests and rallies mu (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.
