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HRW: Syria armed groups using child soldiers
Teenagers as young as 15 have been recruited to join armed groups in Syria and have been fighting in the Syrian civil war, according to a report [text; press release] issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. According to HRW, some of these tee (More) |
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UN rights chief cites evidence of war crimes in Iraq
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday that the numerous executions that have occurred over the past week in Iraq "almost certainly amount[] to war crimes." Pillay cited reports of "cold-blooded" killings of hundreds of non (More) |
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UN rights chief alarmed over Iraq violence
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed alarm over reports of rights abuses in Iraq as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) forces have seized control of several cities. Pillay is concerned by reports of extra (More) |
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Report: West African governments should decriminalize drug use
West African governments should decriminalize drug use and treat it as a public health issue, according to a report published Thursday by the West Africa Commission on Drugs . The report also recommends that governments try to confront corruption s (More) |
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UN rights experts: Iran should abolish death penalty
A group of independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned Iran's execution of a political prisoner, calling for the country to end the death penalty. Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani was arrested in 2008 for supporting western media, foun (More) |
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AI: Iran must halt execution of political dissident
Amnesty International (AI) urged Iran on Saturday not to execute a political dissident convicted of "enmity against God." Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani was sentenced to death in 2010 on the charge of "enmity against God" for his alleged links with (More) |
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Lawyer for Pakistan doctor who helped US find Bin Laden quits
The lawyer for the Pakistani doctor who helped the US find Osama bin Laden said on Sunday that he would no longer represent him after receiving threats from militants. Lawyer Samiullah Khan Afridi told the Associated Press (AP) that he made the dec (More) |
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Kenya president signs polygamy bill into law
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill allowing polygamy. The Marriage Act 2014 brings civil law in line with customary law , where some cultures allow a man to have m (More) |
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UN rights investigator urges Iran to halt execution of sexual assault victim
UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ahmed Shaheed on Monday urged Iran to immediately halt the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a woman sentenced to death of murdering Mortez Abdolali Sarbandi, a fo (More) |
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Dutch politician faces discrimination complaints after anti-Moroccan comments
Dutch prosecutors on Thursday said that more than 5,000 people in the Netherlands have filed complaints against Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders [official website; JURIST news archive] for discrimination following anti-Moroccan comments (More) |
Continental Congress adopted Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence separating the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
Learn more about Independence Day from the Library of Congress.
