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Ecuador begins crimes against humanity trial
A court in Ecuador on Tuesday began the country's first trial for crimes against humanity. Attorney General Galo Chiriboga charged nine army officers and a police general with the torture, sexual violence and forced disappearance of three opponents (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Central African Republic authorities to protect population
A group of independent UN human rights experts expressed concern Tuesday over the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and urged the transitional authorities to take urgent measures to protect the (More) |
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Regulating New York City Stop-and-Frisk: Putting an End to Race-Based Stops
JURIST Guest Columnist Edwar Estrada, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2014, is the author of the third article in a 10-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Estrada explores the implicatio (More) |
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Supreme Court adds 8 cases to docket
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday added eight new cases to its docket for the upcoming term. In Harris v. Quinn [docket; cert. petition, PDF] the court will determine whether a state can "compel personal care providers to accept and financially supp (More) |
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Minnesota court strikes down law against advising suicide
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a state law criminalizing speech that "advises" and "encourages" another's suicide is unconstitutional. In the suit filed against the national right-to-die group Final Exit Network after they were (More) |
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Support Our Vets: Why the DOJ Should Adopt a Place of Celebration Rule
JURIST Guest Columnist Ginger Grimes, University of California, Irvine School of Law Class of 2015, discusses the recent announcement by the Department of Justice regarding veteran same-sex couples benefits and advocates that the place of celebration (More) |
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Sri Lanka must improve human rights record: UN rights chief
Sri Lanka must continue to work to improve its human rights record, according to an oral report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay filed Wednesday with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . The report noted the large military pre (More) |
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UN rights expert urges protection of displaced persons in Central African Republic
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDP) Chaloka Beyani urged the transitional government of the Central African Republic (CAR) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday to do "its utmost to ensu (More) |
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UN SG urges justice in Kenya shopping mall terrorist attack
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack at a Nairobi shopping mall and urged the perpetrators to be brought to justice quickly. On Saturday, a group of armed fighters stormed the Westgate shopping mall and at lea (More) |
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Humanitarian Intervention in Syria: Regime Change by Another Name
JURIST Guest Columnist Paul Juzdan, Seton Hall University School of Law Class of 2014, is the author of a series commenting on the Syrian civil war. Previously, Juzdan explored the the difficulty of identifying who the rebels are and what their overr (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.
