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UN rights body urges Israel to investigate alleged war crimes
The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) on Thursday urged Israel to investigate alleged violations committed by its forces during the recent wars in Gaza to ensure justice. Israel's latest attacks in the Gaza Strip, the third in only seven years, re (More) |
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State Constitutional First Principles in Challenging the Texas Voter Photo Identification Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles W. "Rocky" Rhodes, of the South Texas College of Law, analyzes valid and invalid grounds for challenging the Texas voter photo identification law under the Texas ConstitutionThe Texas voter photo identification law, whi (More) |
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Supreme Court halts Missouri execution for ineffective assistance of counsel
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the execution of Mark Christeson, a Missouri man convicted of killing a woman and her two children, pending the determination of whether the 35-year-old received effective legal counsel. Christeson's attorney (More) |
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UN rights expert urges ICC referral for North Korea
UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea human rights Marzuki Darusman on Tuesday submitted a report urging that North Korea be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity. Darusman stated that " Korea, incl (More) |
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Attorneys and former judges ask Supreme Court to stay Missouri execution
Attorneys for a convicted Missouri man and 15 former judges on Monday asked [cert. petition, PDF; stay application, PDF] the US Supreme Court to block his execution , claiming that mistakes were made by his former attorneys, which led him to lose hi (More) |
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UN rights expert 'shocked' over Iran woman's execution
A UN human rights expert said Monday that he was "shocked" by Iran's execution of a woman convicted of murdering a man whom she accused of raping her. Reyhaneh Jabbari was executed in Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday morning despite international op (More) |
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HRW: Thailand yet to address 2004 attacks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday criticized the lack of action taken by the Thai government to bring police and military personnel responsible for the deaths of protestors in Tak Bai in 2004 to justice. This failure, according to HRW Asian dir (More) |
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Canada PM urges stronger anti-terrorism laws in response to shooting
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced plans to strengthen Canada's anti-terrorism laws in a statement to the Canadian Parliament on Thursday. Harper's plans for increased security measures comes in response to an attack by a lone gunma (More) |
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UN rights body urges fair elections in Hong Kong
The UN Human Rights Committee urged China on Thursday to ensure universal suffrage in Hong Kong, including both the right to vote and the right to stand for election without unreasonable restrictions. Currently, the Chinese government plans to allo (More) |
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Cambodia children facing violence: report
The Cambodian government on Wednesday released the findings of a survey showing the magnitude of violence against children throughout the country. Cambodia's Violence Against Children Survey, the first survey of its kind in East Asia and the Pacifi (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.
