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UN rights chief calls for international inquiry into Sri Lanka war crimes
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday called for an international investigation into possible war crimes committed by both sides during the 25-year Sri Lankan civil war that ended in May 2009. Citing an alleged failure of dom (More) |
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Russia court sentences anti-government protesters
A Russian court on Monday sentenced seven anti-Putin protesters to up to four years in prison for rioting and inciting violence against police at a 2012 protest. The protesters were arrested [Guardian report] the night before Vladimir Putin's inaugu (More) |
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Stop and Frisk: Public Opinion, Litigation Working to Protect Constitutional Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier of the CUNY School of Law argues that public opinion and litigation worked together to protect the constitutional rights of individuals in recent suits regarding New York's stop-and-frisk law ... (More) |
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Citing "Terrorism" to Ignore Due Process in Saudi Arabia
JURIST Guest Columnist Adam Coogle of Human Rights Watch discusses Saudi Arabia's new terrorism law... (More) |
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UN human rights office urges Australia reconsider asylum policy
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for changes to the way Australia deals with asylum seekers. As of August 2013, Australia transfers all individuals seeking asylum to a holding camp in Papua New Guinea. From he (More) |
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UN: CAR leaders personally accountable for human rights violations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday prompted Central African Republic (CAR) leaders to remember their legal obligations and stressed that they are personally accountable for human rights violations or crimes against hum (More) |
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Senator Rand Paul's Lawsuit Has a Good Chance of Success on the Merits
JURIST Guest Columnist Ronald Sievert of the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University and adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law in national security and international law argues that when weighed against the minimal (More) |
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Israel court to rule on anti-boycott law
Israeli rights groups on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to overturn the 2011 law that prevents Israelis from calling for a boycott of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, claiming that it violates the right to free speech. Although there is no prece (More) |
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UN: North Korea rights violations constitute crimes against humanity
UN human rights investigators on Monday released a 372-page report detailing widespread crimes against humanity in North Korea that they believe should be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The report, which is to be debated by th (More) |
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IOC and FIFA Should Take Action on Human Rights Abuses
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of the Syracuse University College of Law discusses some of the alleged human rights abuses occurring in connection with preparations for international sporting events ... (More) |
World Press Freedom day
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.
On May 3, 1845, Macon B. Allen, the first African American to practice law in the United States, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar.
Read a contemporary newspaper account of his admission.
