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UN Secretary General expresses concern about most recent violence in Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Friday expressing deep concern regarding the most recent violence in Syria, casting doubt over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's commitment to the recent peace plan agreed to by the Syrian (More) |
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ICC issues new arrest warrant for Congo general
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second warrant on Friday for the arrest of Congolese General Bosco Ntaganda on charges of war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) betw (More) |
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Canada government to appeal assisted suicide ruling
The Canadian government on Friday announced that it will appeal the decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia striking down a ban on physician-assisted suicides. The Honourable Rob Nicholson for Niagara Falls, the Minister of Justice and (More) |
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Unexpected Twists in the Affordable Care Act Decision
JURIST Guest Columnist Sallie Sanford of the University of Washington School of Law says that the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Affordable Care Act will have lasting effects not only for the nation's health care system, but also for t (More) |
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Chile president signs hate crime bill
Chile enacted an anti-discrimination law Thursday following the March beating death of a young gay man in a Santiago park. The hate crime bill , which had been tied up in Congress for seven years after being originally introduced by ex-president Ric (More) |
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UN staff members detained and charged in Myanmar: UNHCR
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Melissa Fleming on Friday reported that 10 UN staff and aid workers have been arrested in the northwestern Rakhine state of Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and three of (More) |
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Mali to ask ICC to investigate potential war crimes
The government of Mali plans to ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] to investigate attacks in its northern region, including the destruction of ancient religious shrines, according to its Justice Minist (More) |
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Torture, ill-treatment of detainees common in Tajikistan: AI report
Torture, beatings and ill-treatment of detainees are common practice in Tajikistan , Amnesty International said in its report released on Thursday. The human rights group claimed that the country lacks measures adequately protecting detainees from (More) |
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Rights group reports sexual assault a weapon in Syria violence
A human rights group report was released on Wednesday documenting 81 instances of sexual assault and rape in Syria since anti-government demonstrations began in March 2011. Women Under Siege , a project of the Women's Media Center, has been collecti (More) |
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Human Rights, Pregnancy and Israeli Checkpoints
JURIST Guest Columnist Abeer Hashayka, an LL.M. Candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2012, examines the treatment of Palestinian families at Israeli checkpoints and calls for safe, reliable access to hospitals and clinic (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.
