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Trump issues executive orders on immigration
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders on immigration, marking the beginning of Trump's efforts to fulfill his controversial immigration policy . The first order , titled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the Un (More) |
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Trump signs order blocking US funding to foreign NGOs that provide or promote abortions
US President Donald Trump on Monday reinstated a Reagan-era policy known as the Mexico City Policy that prevents foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving US funding if they provide abortions or promote policies that may lead to (More) |
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HRW: Turkish government silencing media on a massive scale
The Turkish government has been silencing the media on a massive scale to prevent it from reporting on or criticizing the government's "ruthless crackdown" on its enemies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a 69-page report on Thursday. The report wa (More) |
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EU Parliament votes to freeze Turkey accession talks
The European Parliament voted on Thursday to halt EU accession negotiations with Turkey due to the government's "disproportionate repressive measures" after a failed coup in July. This vote is non-binding, but represents a strong message to the EU (More) |
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Germany must press for rule of law in Turkey following coup attempt: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to push Turkey to cease post-coup abuses. Steinmeier will visit the country later this week, and HRW claims he will be in a prime position to discuss potenti (More) |
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Turkey significantly restricts activities of NGOs and rights organizations
Turkey significantly halted the activities of 370 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including human rights and children's groups to investigate the groups' alleged terror connections. The groups affected include bar associations and bodies repre (More) |
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Legal Double Standards: HRW and Amnesty on Settlements
JURIST Guest Columnist Anne Herzberg of NGO Monitor reviews the recent article, "Unsettled: A Global Study of Settlements in Occupied Territory"...Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention is the most cited legal provision invoked by non-governme (More) |
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Burundi withdraws permits from rights groups
According to a report on Monday, the Burundi Interior Ministry issued an order last week withdrawing permits from a prominent human rights group and four other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Association for the Protection of Human Rights (More) |
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UN rights expert: Egypt restricting NGOs, rights defenders
Maina Kiai , UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, warned Tuesday that the Egyptian government "seems to be systematically attacking civil society in an effort to silence its voice." Specifically targeting non-go (More) |
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Rights groups urge international investigation into Yemen war crimes
International human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) , issued a joint letter on Thursday to the permanent representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council urging them "to su (More) |
Accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, put on trial in Israel
On February 16, 1987, accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, went on trial in Jerusalem, Israel. The prosecution claimed that Demjanjuk was a notorious prison guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II. On this basis, Demjanjuk was convicted by the Israeli court of crimes against humanity. However, in August 1993, the conviction overturned by Israel's Supreme Court on a finding of reasonable doubt.
After the decision by the Supreme Court of Israel, Demjanjuk was returned to the United States, where he had been moved after World War II. On December 22, 2006, the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him deported to the Ukraine on a finding that he had been a guard at other Nazi concentration camps.
