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Palestinian protesters dispersed through force by Israel security forces
Violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers on Thursday during a rally in the West Bank near the town of Beitunia. At least 1,000 protesters were marching [JTA report] to Ofer Prison in support of four Palestinian inmates (More) |
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Egypt upper house approves court-ordered changes to election law
The Egyptian Shura Council approved a draft election law on Thursday, paving the way for parliamentary elections to be held in the next few months. The new election law embodies the key changes to five articles as demanded by Egypt's Supreme Consti (More) |
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HRW pushes UN for independent investigation of Sri Lanka rights abuses
Lawyers for Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that they have sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling for an independent investigation of Sri Lanka's compliance with its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LL (More) |
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UN urges US Congress to renew Violence Against Women Act
UN experts on Tuesday urged the US House of Representatives to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which expired in 2011. The bill is intended to increase protections for Native American and Alaskan Native women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, a (More) |
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UN expert urges recognition of interdependency of environmental and human rights
UN Independent Expert on human rights and the environment John Knox stated Tuesday that international governments must acknowledge and account for human rights when formulating environmental regulations. Knox delivered his remarks in Nairobi at th (More) |
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The Indefinite Detention of Thomas Kwoyelo
JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew C. Kane of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the Oklahoma City University School of Law says that, while the Ugandan Amnesty Act may have granted amnesty to Thomas Kwoyelo, his future is far from settled . . (More) |
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Agency Oversight of Hydraulic Fracturing: Who's the Better Regulator?
JURIST Guest Columnist Aaron Mintzes of EARTHWORKS examines the ways the federal government actually regulates fracking and discusses two case studies in states where industry advocates turn federalism on its head... (More) |
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Moscow court orders trial of deceased Russia whistleblower
A Moscow court on Monday ordered a trial to begin next month against deceased whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky . Magnitsky, who died in prison in 2009, was a lawyer for the Hermitage Capital Fund and was arrested in 2008 by Russian Interior (More) |
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UN: both sides to Syria conflict guilty of war crimes
Both Syrian government forces and anti-government rebels have committed war crimes throughout the two-year armed conflict in Syria, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria in Syria reported Monday. According to the Commissi (More) |
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Argentina retired military officers given life sentences
Seven retired military officers were sentenced on Friday to life in prison for various human rights abuses committed during the "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder, JURIST news archive] in Argentina from 1976-1983. News of the sentences was rel (More) |
FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died
Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II.
Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.
