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Rice condemns Iran human rights record
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the human rights record of the Islamic government of Iran was "something to be loathed." Stopping short of calling for regime change, Rice suggested that the unelected religious leaders (More) |
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Indonesians concerned about human trafficking in child survivors of tsunami
Party activists and state ministers in Indonesia have expressed concern about possible human trafficking in parentless or apparently-parentless children after last week's tsunami which killed more than 80,000 Indonesians and left over 5 million (More) |
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Islamic militant on trial in Turkey denies plot to crash plane into Ataturk mausoleum
An Islamic militant on trial for treason Monday before a Turkish court denied involvement in a 1998 plan to crash an airplane into the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, expected to be crowded with visitors on the occasion of the 75th anniversary o (More) |
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International brief ~ UN Security Council travels to Africa for Sudan discussions
The UN Security Council arrives in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday in preparation for its official meetings on the peace process in Sudan on Thursday. The meeting marks only the fourth time that the UN Security Council has ever held official proceedings (More) |
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Crimes of Fallujah and the Continuation of Aggressive War
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego says that the massive US assault on Fallujah is but the latest instance of illegal American aggression in Iraq, undertaken with disregard for international treati (More) |
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Islamic charities shooting death liability ruling [US DC]
Stanley Boim v. Quranic Literacy Institute, et. al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys, November 10, 2004 . Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Cha (More) |
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Pakistan high court upholds ban on wedding food
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled Friday against a recent government decision to allow newlyweds in the province of Punjab to serve food to wedding guests. The court held that the original ban against food service, imposed by the provincial gover (More) |
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Indictment of Florida professor and others for supporting terrorists [US DC]
United States v. Sami Amin Al-Arian et al., United States District Court Middle District of Florida, February 20, 2003 . Read the full text of the indictment , via FindLaw. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
