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Ukrainian National Referendum: Direct Democracy or Constitutional Abuse?
JURIST Guest Columnist Maksym Popovych, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the Ukrainian National Referendum Law and decries it as a potentially unconstitutional law that threatens the democratic principle of checks and balances... (More) |
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Human Rights the ASEAN Way
JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel Aguirre of the Regents College London says that although the recently adopted ASEAN Human Rights Declaration is a significant step forward, much work remains to be done in order to protect human rights in the region... (More) |
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Putin signs new education legislation
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation on Monday establishing education standards and setting new guidelines for educators' salaries and school fees. The legislation has been previously approved by both the State Duma and the Fed (More) |
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UN passes resolution condemning executions based on LGBT status
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday passed a resolution [text, PDF; press release] condmening extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary executions on the basis of "gender identity" for the first time. In a vote of 108 to 1, the UNGA amended the r (More) |
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Putin signs legislation broadening definition of treason
Russian President Vladimir Putin [official website, in Russian; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday signed amendments to the Russian Criminal Code which redefine treason and espionage, despite assurances he would reconsider the changes to ensure they (More) |
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Russia upper house approves bill to increase treason penalties
Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council , approved a bill on Wednesday that would increase the penalties for illegal use of state secrets. The bill, which was approved by Russia's lower house last week raises the fine for illegal (More) |
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Russia lawmakers expand treason definition
The Russian State Duma passed a bill on Tuesday that expands the definition of high treason. Treason was previously defined as espionage or assistance to a foreign state that damages Russia's external security. The bill, which was passed by the low (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Algeria to remove restrictions on civil society organizations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged Algeria on Wednesday to remove restraints on civil society organizations in North Africa. Pillay applauded Algeria for vast improvements that the country has made since the 1990s when Algeria (More) |
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Invisible Prisoners: The Fight for Human Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Katherine Todrys of the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch recounts her experiences researching disease transmission and living standards in African prisons. She calls for sweeping criminal justice reforms t (More) |
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Putin urged not to implement NGO 'foreign agents' law
Executive Director of Greenpeace International , Kumi Naidoo, on Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin [official website, in Russian; JURIST news archive] to refrain from implementing a new law that labels rights groups that receive ov (More) |
Georgia became first US state to ban lynching
On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.
The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.
