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Federal judge prohibits US government from transferring American citizen being detained in Iraq
A federal judge on Thursday enjoined the US government from sending a US citizen who has been detained in Iraq for almost a year to another country. This order follows the American Civil Liberty Union's request to temporarily block the detainee (More) |
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US senators introduce updated war powers bill
US Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) proposed a new bill Monday that would replace the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF). The proposed legislation includes several new provisions including: the use of all (More) |
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Amnesty: Iraq women with perceived Islamic State ties being denied aid
Iraqi women and children are being denied access to humanitarian aid and are not allowed to return to their homes because of their alleged association with the Islamic State (IS), according to a report published Tuesday by Amnesty International. (More) |
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UN Commission of Inquiry expresses grave concern over chemical weapons in Syria
The UNs Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic said Friday they are "gravely concerned" over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The commission condemned the use of chemical weapons and noted that they have 34 documented incidents of (More) |
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UN condemns pervasive sexual and gender-based violence in Syria
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria released a report on Thursday condemning the pervasive sexual and gender-based violence that has occurred over the past six and a half years in the Syrian conflict. The report, entitled "I lost my dignity: Se (More) |
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UN investigators accuse Russia of potential war crime in Syria
UN investigators on Tuesday reported that Russian airstrikes on a Syrian market that killed more than 80 civilians last year may constitute a war crime. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria stated that on November 13 "the Russian Air Force carri (More) |
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Supreme Court rejects victims' claims to collect damages from Iran
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to allow victims of a terrorist attack to collect damages from Iran through attaching government property present in the US. The case, Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran , stems from a 1997 terrorist atta (More) |
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Prominent Pakistan rights lawyer dies of heart attack at 66
Asma Jahangir , a leading human rights activist and lawyer in Pakistan, died Sunday after suffering from cardiac arrest in her hometown city of Lahore at the age of 66. Jahangir dedicated decades of her life towards the pursuit of bringing about hum (More) |
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Pakistan's Hyperactive Supreme Court
JURIST Guest Columnist L. Ali Khan of the Washburn University School of Law discusses troubling recent trends in the Pakistani Supreme Court... Judicial activism is a milder label to express what the Pakistan Supreme Court has done over the decades (More) |
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Malaysia high court annuls unilateral conversion of minors to Islam
The Federal Court of Malaysia on Monday unanimously voided the unilateral conversion of three children to Islam without their mother's consent, requiring the consent of both parents to change a minor's religion. The decision ends a near decade-lon (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.
