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Federal judge rules sex reassignment surgery medically necessary for inmate
The chief judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that an inmate serving life without parole must be granted gender reassignment surgery as it is the only possible treatment for her gender identity disorder (More) |
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UN rights expert urges access to justice for those living in poverty
A UN expert on Monday urged member states to improve access to justice for the poor , explaining that ensuring access to justice is a necessary step to combating poverty. The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda, explained that (More) |
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UK court rejects inquiry into killing of Malaysia rubber plantation workers
The High Court of England and Wales on Tuesday struck down a petition calling for an independent inquiry into the killing of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers by British troops in 1948. The incident occurred during the Malayan Emergency when (More) |
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Invisible Prisoners: The Fight for Human Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Katherine Todrys of the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch recounts her experiences researching disease transmission and living standards in African prisons. She calls for sweeping criminal justice reforms t (More) |
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Alleged UK visa blacklist for human rights offenders concerns Russia officials
Russia's Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko asked the British government on Monday to confirm or deny the existence of a visa blacklist for Russian officials linked to the the 2009 death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky , after a British n (More) |
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Nobel laureate urges prosecution of Bush, Blair for Iraq war crimes
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday called [Observer op-ed] for former US president George W. Bush and former UK prime minister Tony Blair to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their roles in the 2003 invasion (More) |
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Tobacco and Contraceptives: Legislative Preemption
JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew Cavedon, Emory University School of Law Class of 2015, compares the Department of Health and Human Services's contraception mandate to the Food and Drug Administration's attempt to regulate tobacco...As 24 lawsuits file (More) |
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Brazil judge agrees to first war crimes trial for members of dictatorship
A Brazilian federal judge in Para on Friday agreed to conduct the first trial against members of its former dictatorship for alleged crimes during the military's rule from 1964-1985. The defendants are two retired army reserve members, Colonel Seba (More) |
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ICC investigating allegations of war crimes in Mali
Officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC) were in Mali on Friday investigating whether two Islamic groups, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad and Ansar Dine, have committed war crimes in Mali. According to Malian officials the Islamic gr (More) |
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Federal judge denies motion to dismiss ACLU suit against US Border Patrol
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma on Monday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the US Border Patrol alleging that agents are routinely stopping vehicles to check the immigration status of (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.
