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UN rights chief urges China to address human rights situation in Tibet
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Friday called on China to remedy long-held frustrations in Tibet that have led to recent extreme protest tactics, including self-immolation. Pillay express (More) |
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UN: Syria execution video may show war crimes
A UN official said on Friday that a video posted on the Internet of Syrian rebels executing government soldiers who had surrendered may be evidence of war crimes. Syrian rebels killed 28 government soldiers in attack around the town of Saraqeb on T (More) |
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UN rights committee criticizes Turkish counterterrorism laws
The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) criticized Turkey on Thursday for prosecuting activists under the country's vague counterterrorism law. The UNHRC alleged that Turkey has gone against international law standards by denying due process rights u (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on drug sniffing dogs
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases concerning whether the use of drug sniffing dogs violates the Fourth Amendment rights of defendants. The question in the first case, Florida v. Jardines [transcript, PDF; JURIST re (More) |
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Can the Government Bleed You Dry? The Fourth Amendment Says Maybe
JURIST Guest Columnist Christopher Bader, Saint Louis University School of Law Class of 2013, analyzes the US Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Missouri v. McNeeley and decide the scope of when a warrantless blood draw may be admissible (More) |
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Florida v. Jardines: Bolstering the Fourth Amendment
JURIST Guest Columnist Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, says that the Supreme Court must alter its Fourth Amendment jurisprudence and adopt a new test to determine when an impermissible "search" has occurred.. (More) |
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Rights group urges justice for victims of sexual violence during Bosnian civil war
Amnesty International (AI) called Wednesday for reparations and greater recognition for the victims of sexual violence during the Bosnian Civil War . The briefing paper calls on the Republika Srpska (RS) to recognize that widespread sexual viole (More) |
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Europe rights court rules against Poland in abortion rape case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned [judgment, PDF; press release] Poland's treatment of a 14-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion. The victim initially faced charges of unlawful intercourse by the Polish criminal (More) |
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Qatar should reject proposed media law: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani , the ruler of Qatar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], not to approve a proposed media law which allegedly has the purpose of censoring rather than promoting media (More) |
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Poland high court rules musician may be liable for insulting Church
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Poland on Monday ruled against a musician who tore up a copy of the Bible on stage in 2007. The court held that even without intention of insulting the Catholic Church, the musician violated the Article (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.
