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UN investigators blame Islamic State commanders for war crimes in Syria
The UN commission of inquiry for the Syrian Arab Republic reported on Friday that the Islamic State (IS) is responsible for war crimes on a "massive scale" in Syria. The report is based on 300 witness accounts that detail the extent of IS's abuse (More) |
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Former Mexico mayor formally charged in disappearance of 43 students
Jose Luis Abarca, the former mayor of the Mexican city of Iguala, was charged Friday with six counts of aggravated homicide and one count of attempted homicide by prosecutors in the state of Guerrero. The charges stem from the September 26 disappea (More) |
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Federal appeals court denies California AG's motion for rehearing in concealed carry case
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the motion to intervene on Wednesday in the case of Edward Peruta v. County of San Diego . In February 2013 the Ninth Circuit held the permit review process established by San Diego County infri (More) |
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UN rights expert: enough evidence to hold North Korea accountable for human rights violations
A UN human rights expert said Thursday that there is enough evidence to hold North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responsible for "massive" human rights atrocities committed by the state. In February the UN released a report [text, PDF; JURIST report] c (More) |
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Amnesty: Czech Republic continuously places Roma pupils in special needs schools
Romani children are continuing to be placed in special needs schools by Czech authorities, despite a European Court of Human Rights decision , Amnesty International (AI) reported Thursday. The case was decided over seven years ago, and involved a (More) |
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US and China pledge to cut carbon emissions
The US and China on Wednesday announced a negotiated agreement to reduce greenhouse gas output. Leaders of both countries negotiated secretly to arrive at the following pledge: The US seeks to reduce emissions by a quarter or more by 2025, while Ch (More) |
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EU court affirms ruling by German court on immigrant benefit refusal
The EU Court of Justice on Tuesday affirmed a German court decision to ban unemployment benefits of a Romanian immigrant who did not seek employment in Germany. Pursuant to the 2004 EU directive on freedom of movement , EU citizens must have suffi (More) |
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Head of UN mission in DRC welcomes sentencing of militia leader for war crimes
The head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Martin Kobler on Sunday commended the sentencing of a former militia commander accused of war crimes. General Jerome Kakwaku was sentenced by a (More) |
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Foreign Natives: Internally Displaced People in Ukraine
JURIST Guest Columnist Kateryna Dronova, of VoxUkraine, discusses the Ukranian regulations governing IDP protection...On October 20, 2014 the Ukrainian Parliament passed the Law on the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced People (hereinafter t (More) |
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UN committees outline states' obligations to end harmful practices against women and girls
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Wednesday released a joint recommendation on the obligations of states towards the prevention and elimination of the harmfu (More) |
Supreme court overturns racially restrictive covenants
On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that racially-restrictive covenants violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, even covenants between private individuals. In Shelley v. Kraemer, the Court overturned a covenant among members of a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri that restricted home sales to only white families.
