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Syria rights violations persist: UN update
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) in Syria released its latest periodic update [text, PDF; press release] on Thursday, finding persistent violence and human rights abuses. The update covers the period of September 28, whe (More) |
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France: report recommends permitting doctors to accelerate death for terminally ill
A report released Tuesday by the French government has recommended that the country permit doctors to "accelerate death" for terminally ill patients seeking doctor-assisted euthanasia. The report will be sent to the National Order of Physicians , F (More) |
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UN probe: rights violations during recent violence in eastern DRC
A UN probe into human rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found on Tuesday that at least 126 people were raped and at least two civilians were killed during recent violence in the region. The probe focused on alleged (More) |
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Kabul Execution Spree Bodes Ill for Human Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Heather Barr, the Human Rights Watch researcher for Afghanistan, argues that the executions approved recently approved by Afghanistan's president are further distancing the country from its western support... (More) |
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Vance v. Rumsfeld: An Erosion of Torture Protection
JURIST Guest Columnist Susan Hu of the Center for Constitutional Rights says that the Seventh Circuit misinterpreted Supreme Court precedent in Vance v. Rumsfeld and consequently diminished a fundamental constitutional protection... (More) |
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Colombia puts security forces under martial jurisdiction
The Colombia Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will create a military court for armed forces and police forces who commit crimes. Reportedly, the new law will allow for any armed forces' crimes to be prosecuted by military tribunals rather tha (More) |
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What's Left for Campaign Finance Reform?
JURIST Guest Columnist Steven D. Schwinn of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago says that, despite recent Supreme Court campaign finance decisions, the First Amendment still leaves opportunity for reform via creative public finance systems, tight (More) |
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Mali PM forced to resign after arrest by junta forces
The prime minister of Mali , Cheick Modibo Diarra, was forced to resign on state television Tuesday after junta soldiers arrested him for attempting to leave the country in light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis threatening the nation. Diarra's ou (More) |
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UN: Afghanistan women still suffering abuse
Women in Afghanistan still face abuse at the hands of man despite progress in the implementation of a law to protect women's rights, according a report released Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) . The report, titled "Still (More) |
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Bahrain court cuts prison sentence for activist Nabeel Rajab
The prison sentence for outspoken Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab , who has been detained since July, was reduced by one year in an appeals court on Tuesday. Rajab, founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights , was originally sentenced to (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.
