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In the Shadow of the Law
JURIST Guest Columnist David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law says International justice is beginning to require more accountability from heads of state because of new technologies which are beginning to reveal previously undetected war cr (More) |
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Former Egypt officials charged with corruption
Egyptian prosecutors charged former prime minister Ahmed Nazif, former finance minister Yousef Boutros and former interior minister Habib el Adly with corruption on Sunday. The charges stem from allegations that the three former officials, all of wh (More) |
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Egypt court dissolves Mubarak's National Democratic Party
An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered that the political party of former president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] be dissolved. It would be illogical for Mubarak's National Democratic Party, which took control in 1978, to r (More) |
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Algeria president announces constitutional reforms amid political protests
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Friday declared an initiative for sweeping constitutional and political reforms in order to increase the role of democracy in the African nation. The announcement, which came in a nationally televised addr (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainee suing Egypt regime officials over torture allegations
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee announced Friday that he is suing members of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's regime over allegations that he was tortured by the government while in Egyptian custody. Mamdouh Habib, an Australian citizen, (More) |
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Egypt prosecutor postpones questioning after Mubarak hospitalized
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was hospitalized Tuesday before he was scheduled to appear before Egypt's public prosecutor for questioning about his alleged roles in protester deaths and embezzlement of government money. The chief prosecut (More) |
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Egypt military court convicts blogger for insulting army
An Egyptian military court convicted blogger Maikel Nabil and sentenced him to three years in prison Monday for criticizing the army and raising questions over reform in the wake of revolution, according to reports from Human Rights Watch (HRW) . Th (More) |
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US State Department releases 2010 annual rights reports
The US Department of State (DOS) on Friday released the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . The report outlined three prevailing trends that shaped human rights in 2010. These included the growth of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) (More) |
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Egypt protesters demand swifter prosecution of Mubarak regime
Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to demand the prosecution of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak , his family, and members of his regime. The protests reveal Egyptians' growing frustration with the pace at wh (More) |
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Rights group urges international community to probe Yemen deaths
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Wednesday urging the international community to pressure Yemeni authorities to investigate the death of protesters. The report chronicles reports of beatings and use of excessive force by security f (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.
