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UN rights chief urges human rights-based migration policies
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday called on governments to create human rights-based polices addressing migration . According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , there are currently more than 215 m (More) |
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Iraq refugee camp massacre spurs calls for UN investigation
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the League of Defense of Human Rights in Iraq on Thursday called on the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) to investigate the deaths of more than 50 refugees discovered on Tuesday by U (More) |
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Federal judge orders same-sex spouse listed on death certificate
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday issued an order allowing a Cincinnati man to be listed as "spouse" on the death certificate of his late husband. While the state constitution of Ohio prohibits same-sex (More) |
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Romania prosecutors charge former prison chief with genocide
Romanian prosecutors on Tuesday charged Communist-era prison commander Alexander Visinescu with genocide. Visinescu, the former chief of the Ramnicu Sarat prison under Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu [Telegraph profile] faces genocide charges f (More) |
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UN rights experts urge greater support for those fighting enforced disappearances
UN rights experts marked the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Friday by calling [press release; video] for the international community to do more to support families of the victims of enforced disappearances as well as NG (More) |
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Human rights groups criticize UAE activists trial
A coalition of international human rights groups on Tuesday criticized the trial and sentencing of more than 60 activists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) . Last month the Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi sentenced a group of 69 people to prison for as (More) |
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UNESCO director condemns killing of Egypt journalists
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Monday condemned the death of three journalists in Egypt and called for a thorough investigation into the incidents. Two journalists, Ahmed Abdel of Al-Akhbar and Gawad Mosab Al-Shami, a photojournalist fo (More) |
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Cairo court adjourns trial of three Muslim Brotherhood leaders until October
A Cairo court on Sunday adjourned the trial of three Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] leaders, Mohammed Badie, Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumy, after the three failed to appear in court, citing security conserns. The j (More) |
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UN rights experts: Australia refugee detention a human rights violation
The UN Human Rights Committee declared Thursday that Australia's indefinite detention of 46 recognized refugees on security grounds amounted to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. The refugees, who have been detained for at least two-and-a-hal (More) |
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Wikileaks defendant sentenced to 35 years for espionage
US Military Judge Denise Lind on Wednesday sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] to 35 years in prison for his disclosure of classified information to the anti-secrecy organization Wikileaks . Manning was found (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.
