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UN SG calls for Myanmar to grant legal status to minority Muslim group
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the government of Myanmar Tuesday to grant nationality, or at least legal status, to the Rohingya Muslim minority group that resides in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. Myanmar's security forces have res (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 2 September 2017
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Kenya's Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Friday to invalidate the recent presidential election. UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanma (More) |
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Myanmar: UN expert speaks out against violence in Rakhine state
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as the "cycle of violence" against them worsens. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh and nearly 18,000 more are attempting the same (More) |
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UN rights chief concerned over violence in northern Rakhine state
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged people to refrain from violence against Myanmar security forces, for authorities to adhere to human rights law, and for authorities to prohibit use of provocative media usa (More) |
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Myanmar government inquiry finds no crimes against humanity in Rakhine violence
An inquiry conducted by the Myanmar government has found no crimes against humanity were committed during violent clashes in Rakhine state last year, Vice President Myint Swe said Sunday. Speaking to reporters at the release of the Rakhine Investiga (More) |
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UN rights expert voices concern over worsening situation in Myanmar
In a statement to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee voiced her concern on Monday over the worsening human rights situation in Myanmar. During her 12-day v (More) |
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UN appoints Indian rights lawyer to lead Rohingya investigation
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday appointed an Indian human rights lawyer and two fact-finding experts to investigate Myanmar security forces' alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims. Indira Jaising, an advocate of the Supreme Court of India , (More) |
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Deportation as a Crime Against Humanity
JURIST Guest Columnist Ali Khan discusses the potential deportation of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, and international documents' and treaties' prohibition on state actions like deportation...Threats of deportations are evo (More) |
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UN rights council passes resolution to investigate abuses in Myanmar
The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution Friday to investigate potential human rights violations in Myanmar. The fact-finding mission will be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council with the purpose of establishing (More) |
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UN rights chief announces $253 million funding appeal
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged a greater commitment to human rights Wednesday while announcing a $253 million funding appeal . The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched its largest app (More) |
Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery
On September 3, 1838, abolitionist and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Baltimore by posing as a free sailor and boarding a train bound for Philadelphia. Read Douglass' 1881 tract My Escape from Slavery.
