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UN rights committee calls on France to implement plan to end discrimination
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Thursday concluded its review of France's compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) , holding that while France has (More) |
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Iran court sentences Baha'i community leaders for espionage
An Iranian court on Sunday sentenced seven Baha'i leaders to 20-year prison terms on charges of espionage. The seven were convicted of espionage , propaganda activities against the Islamic order, the establishment of an illegal administration and c (More) |
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DOJ charges 14 with aiding Somalia-based terror organization al-Shabaab
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced that 14 individuals have been charged with providing money, personnel and services to the Somalia-based Islamic terrorism organization al-Shabaab . Prosecutors in the Southern District of Al (More) |
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Advocacy group files suit against NYC over Cordoba House Islamic center
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit [petition, PDF; press release] against the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) , seeking to overturn its decision to allow the Cordoba House project to p (More) |
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Turkish PM suggests change to army law associated with coups
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday stated his willingness to consider changes to a law that allows the military to interfere in domestic matters. Article 35 of Turkish Armed Forces Services Law, which gives the military the aut (More) |
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UN ECOSOC accredits US-based gay rights group
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday voted 23-13 to accredit the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) as a consultative non-governmental organization (NGO). IGLHRC, an human rights organization for those (More) |
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Syria government bans full-face veils from universities
Syrian Minister of Education Ghiath Barakat issued a directive [Syria News report, in Arabic] Sunday forbidding students and teachers at universities from wearing the niqab . The ban applies to both public and private universities, but only affects (More) |
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UK minister: government will not support burqa ban
UK Immigration Minister Damian Green indicated in an interview Sunday that Britain's coalition government would not seek or support a British law banning the wearing of the Islamic burqa or other face coverings in public. Green stated that banning (More) |
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Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart sentenced to 10 years for aiding terror client
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] to 10 years in prison, increasing her original sentence of 28 months. Stewart was convicted by a jury in 2005 on charges of conspiracy, (More) |
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Obama signs law imposing new sanctions on Iran
US President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday imposing a new round of sanctions on Iran for failure to disband the nation's uranium enrichment program. Under the new legislation, sanctions will be imposed against parties investing in Iran's (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
