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Iraq votes to give militia legal status to fight IS
The Parliament of Iraq on Saturday voted to give militias fighting Islamic State" (IS) militant group legal status in the country. The 208 votes allow Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha'abi) to fight the militant group throughout the country (More) |
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Report: Islamic State used chemical weapons at least 52 times in Iraq, Syria
The Islamic State (IS) has used chemical weapons more than 52 times in Syria and Iraq since 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by London-based analytical group IHS Markit . More than 19 of these attacks were in the area of Mosul. The grou (More) |
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Amnesty: Bahrain rights reforms remain inadequate
Two organizations Bahrain established in 2011 to protect human rights, the Ombudsman of the Ministry of the Interior and the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), have not adequately protected its citizens from allegations of torture, Amnesty Internatio (More) |
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Amnesty urges Kenya to halt closure of refugee camp
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged the Kenyan government to cease coercing refugees into leaving the Dadaab refugee camp and returning to Somalia. The Kenyan government announced its intention to close Dadaab, the world's largest refugee c (More) |
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Turkey significantly restricts activities of NGOs and rights organizations
Turkey significantly halted the activities of 370 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including human rights and children's groups to investigate the groups' alleged terror connections. The groups affected include bar associations and bodies repre (More) |
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UN rights chief issues call to action over Islamic State victims' rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Friday for immediate action for the victims of Islamic State (IS) to ensure their rights are upheld in Iraq. As the Iraqi Army moves closer to recapturing Mosul from IS, sometimes r (More) |
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Amnesty: Iraq police forces tortured and killed villagers near Mosul
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday accused members of the Iraqi police force of torturing and unlawfully killing villagers during an operation to liberate Mosul from Islamic State (IS) forces. AI found that "men in Federal Police uniform carri (More) |
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ICC to significantly expand investigations in Libya
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) informed the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the ICC wants to significantly expand investigations in Libya in 2017. The ICC began work in Libya in 2011 to investigate crimes agai (More) |
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HRW: Nigeria officials abusing displaced women
Nigerian authorities have sexually abused and exploited women and girls displaced by the Boko Haram conflicted, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW documented sexual abuse of 43 females in July 2016 living in sev (More) |
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Dutch nationalist politician facing trial for inciting hatred
Dutch nationalist politician Geert Wilders went on trial in absentia Monday after being charged with discrimination and inciting hatred due to statements he made on the campaign trial in 2014. Wilders is the leader and founder of the Party for Free (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
