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Nigerian Same-Sex Marriage Ban Infringes Individual Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Damian Ugwu, Executive Director of the Social Justice & Advocacy Initiative, says that the recent bill prohibiting same-sex marriage in Nigeria has ominous implications for a broad range of individual rights in the country. (More) |
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Egypt court reduces sentence of jailed blogger
An Egyptian military court on Thursday reduced the sentence of a blogger charged with criticizing the military. The court reduced the three-year sentence of blogger Maikel Nabil to two years. Nabil was convicted and sentenced to prison in April for (More) |
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Iraq Withdrawal Highlights the Need for Smart Power
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law says that the pending withdrawal of US forces from Iraq and the challenges to maintaining security in that country and in the region requires a new strategy in dealing with the region to (More) |
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Egypt court rejects motion for new judge in Mubarak trial
An Egyptian court on Wednesday rejected the prosecution's motion for a new judge in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] and fined the prosecution for making the request. Lawyers representing Mubarak' (More) |
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Violations of Palestinian Children's Rights Raises Serious Risks
JURIST Guest Columnist Jason Hart, Lecturer at the University of Bath, argues that violations of Palestinian children's rights by Israeli authorities pose risks to both the children and the organizations serving them... (More) |
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Egypt military council apologizes for deaths of protesters
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Thursday called for an end to violence against protesters and reiterated that demonstrations were a protected right, as long as they were done peacefully. The SCAF also assured citizens that arr (More) |
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UN rights chief urges independent probe into Egypt violence
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the recent violent clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters and called for an independent investigation into the situation. Pillay "urge the Egyptian authoriti (More) |
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Amnesty report: Egypt military rulers abused protesters, violated human rights
The ruling military council in Egypt has committed numerous human rights violations, including abuse of protesters and journalists who voice their dissatisfaction with the government, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report [text, PDF; pr (More) |
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Egypt military council issues anti-corruption law
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Tuesday announced an amendment to a criminal law that would punish those who have contributed to the corruption of politics and damaged the interests of the nation. If convicted, repercussions w (More) |
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UN rights experts urge restraint in Egypt
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a group of independent human rights experts on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to guarantee the protection of human rights and civil liberties during the country's most recent incidents of civilian-police (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.
