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Europe rights court upholds Belgium burqa ban
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a Belgian ban on wearing the niqab, a full-face veil, in public spaces. The court dismissed two cases, Belcacemi and Oussar v. Belgium and Dakir v. Belgium , that asserted the ban was in violation (More) |
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Louisiana police officer injured in Baton Rouge shooting sues Black Lives Matter
A wounded officer in a Baton Rouge shooting last year filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Friday alleging that Black Lives Matter and five of its leaders were responsible for inciting violence that led t (More) |
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Canada issues formal apology to former Guantánamo prisoner Omar Khadr
The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale issued a joint statement on Friday apologizing to former Guantánamo detainee Omar Khadr for violating his rights under (More) |
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France judge appointed to collect evidence concerning Syria war crimes
French judge Catherine Marchi-Uhel was appointed as Head of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism on Monday to collect evidence concerning persons involved in Syrian war crimes over the last six years. Marchi-Uhel has experience in c (More) |
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UN urges Virginia governor to halt execution of man with disabilities
Two UN human rights experts have urged Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to halt the planned execution of a man with psychological disabilities. William Morva, a US Hungarian national, was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a hospit (More) |
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Iowa Supreme Court: private citizens can sue government officials for rights violations
In a narrow 4-3 decision , the Supreme Court of Iowa ruled on Friday that former Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner, and now chief judge of the board, Christopher Godfrey can sue high-ranking government officials, including Governor Kim Reynold (More) |
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Supreme Court to Syrian (and other) Refugees: Drop Dead
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin G. Davis of University of Toledo College of Law discusses the effect the Supreme Court's recent decision to stay parts of President Trump's "Muslim ban" will have on vulnerable refugees...On June 26, 2017, the Supreme (More) |
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Supreme Court to hear case of bakery that refused to make wedding cake for same-sex couple
The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case concerning a bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somer (More) |
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Former Cambodia Head of State denies committing genocide
Cambodia's former head of state on Friday rejected charges of crimes against humanity in his UN-assisted tribunal. The 85-year-old Khieu Samphan, who was head of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, said the allegations were concocted by neighboring (More) |
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Europe rights court rules Russia 'gay propaganda law' discriminatory
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that a Russian law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality is discriminatory and violates the European Convention on Human Rights . The suit was brought by three activists—Nikolai Bayev, 42 (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
