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Federal judge upholds secrecy of documents released by Wikileaks
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the government is not required to release documents that are designated as secret, even though they have allegedly been made available to the public already. The case (More) |
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UN SG warns Syria against use of chemical weapons
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday expressed his concern that Syria could potentially use chemical weapons in its ongoing conflict. Ban expressed his hopes that the international community would keep a close eye on the situation , even tho (More) |
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Philippines rights commission to investigate mass grave
The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines announced Monday that it will investigate a recently discovered mass grave containing at least 30 suspected victims of the country's military coup in the 1980s. The chairwoman of the Commission Lore (More) |
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Myanmar minorities victims of sectarian violence: AI
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday stated that the violence against minority Rohingyas and other Muslim has increased since a state of emergency was declared in the western Myanmar State Rakhine. Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International's Mya (More) |
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Security Council extends UN mandate for Syria
The UN Security Council on Friday extended the UN monitoring mission in Syria for an additional 30 days. The mandate for the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) , deployed as part of the peace plan of UN Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan , receiv (More) |
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Georgia court declines to halt execution of mentally disabled death row inmate
The Butts County Superior Court on Thursday denied requests to halt the execution of Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill. Hill was convicted of two counts of murder but argues he should not be executed because he is mentally disabled . Georgia is t (More) |
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UN rights chief concerned over intimidation of journalists in Ethiopia
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website; press release] Wednesday offered its services to aid the government of Ethiopia in a proposed review of its anti-terrorism and civil society legislation. High Commis (More) |
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ICC opens preliminary inquiry into Mali violence
International Criminal Court (ICC) [official websites; JURIST backgrounder] Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said Wednesday that her office is opening a preliminary examination of the recent violence in Mali . Bensouda said that she had received a l (More) |
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UN rights expert condemns recent killing of women in Pakistan, Afghanistan
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo on Wednesday urged the governments of Pakistan [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and Afghanistan [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to end violence against women and to init (More) |
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Elimination of Forum is Elimination of Freedom of Speech
JURIST Guest Columnist John W. Whitehead president of the Rutherford Institute says that the ban on all non-governmental flags in Lexington, Virginia is motivated specifically by the city's intent to eliminate the display of Confederate flags and thu (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.
