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UN experts: Greece must improve detention conditions for migrants
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) [official website, database] said Thursday that Greece must improve detention conditions for migrants and effectively implement recent legislative developments to enhance screening procedures for (More) |
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New Legislation on National Referendums in Ukraine: Legal or Political Decision?
JURIST Guest Columnist Oksana Siruk, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the procedural violations and controversy behind the Ukrainian National Referendum Law...On November 6, 2012, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted new legislation (More) |
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Bahrain police officer sentenced to 7 years for killing protester
A police officer in Bahrain has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment for fatally shooting a protester during pro-democracy protests that gripped country in February 2011, according to Bahrain's State News Agency (BNA). Lead Prosecutor for (More) |
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UN women's rights chief denounces rising violence against women in Egypt
The UN top women's rights advocate on Friday denounced escalating violence against women in Egypt . Michelle Bachelet , the Executive Director of UN Women expressed particular concern about a recent protest in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, in wh (More) |
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UN human rights office seeking $130.4 million in donations
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking USD $130.4 million in donations to compensate for a budget shortfall that has been ongoing for three years, according to a recent statement by High Commissioner for Human R (More) |
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China court sentences Tibetans for encouraging self-immolation
A Chinese court has sentenced two Tibetans for inciting self-immolation according to a Thursday report from Xinhua , China's state news agency. The two men were charged with intentional homicide after inciting and coercing eight people to self-immo (More) |
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UN rights experts conclude Israel settlements violate human rights
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Thursday adopted the first report by the International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory which concluded that a multitude of violations have occurred. Titled "Is (More) |
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Israel urged to cease use of live ammunition against civilians
Israeli forces should cease its use of live ammunition against civilians that may constitute excessive use of force, according to a statement released on Wednesday by UN Humanitarian Coordinator James Rawley. He expressed concern over the increasin (More) |
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Former Michigan Supreme Court justice pleads guilty to fraud
Retired Michigan Supreme Court justice Diane Hathaway pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony bank fraud as part of a plea agreement . The charges arose [Detroit Free Press report] from Hathaway deeding her home in Florida to a relative while negotiatin (More) |
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UN rights council calls on Israel to resume participation
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressed regret that the Israeli government failed to send a representative to the Council's review of Israel's human rights record. The council had planned to begin its review of Israel's human rights recor (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.
