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UN rights chief concerned about threats to rule of law in Papua New Guinea
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern on Friday about threats to rule of law in Papua New Guinea. Since August 2011 there has been a battle for leadership and the legitimacy of the Prime Minister has been called into (More) |
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UN rights chief says NGO restrictions undermine human rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Wednesday that recent restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a number of countries may fundamentally effect freedoms and human rights. Pillay highlighted Egypt, (More) |
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Transforming China's Perception of Intellectual Property
JURIST Guest Columnist Jiamin Chen, Chicago-Kent College of Law Class of 2012, is a LL.M. student specializing in intellectual property and international trade law. She calls for the people of China to transform their perception of intellectual prope (More) |
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Ethiopia NGO law undermining human rights: AI
A 2009 Ethiopian law regulating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is sabotaging charity work and undermining human rights in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. Ethiopia's Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSP) blocks (More) |
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Egypt NGO employees to face trial
Egyptian investigative judges on Sunday referred to a criminal court in Cairo the cases of 43 individuals working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that advocate democracy in the country. The suspects, including 19 Americans, other foreigner (More) |
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Egypt government denies crackdown on NGOs
The Egyptian government on Sunday denied cracking down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are advocating democracy in Egypt. The government's response came amid accusations by various human rights groups that Egypt was trying to silence (More) |
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US State Department: Egypt to halt raids on pro-democracy groups
The Egyptian government agreed on Friday to cease its crackdowns on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that advocate for democracy in Egypt, according to the US Department of State (DOS) . Egyptian officials assured the US that it would return a (More) |
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UN report details global violence against LGBT individuals
The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Thursday released the first ever UN report on the global human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The report details LGBT people around the world being k (More) |
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Belarus court jails human rights activist for tax evasion
A Belarus court convicted human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the president of Viasana and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) , of tax evasion on Thursday, sentencing him to a four-and-a-half-year prison term. (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Cambodia to review proposed NGO law
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday urged the Cambodian government to review a proposed law that would hinder non-governmental organization (NGO) efforts in the country. The proposed Law on Associations a (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.
