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UN official: US drone strikes are potential war crimes
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions continued to criticize US drone strikes on Thursday, saying that in some cases the attacks may constitute war crimes. In addressing the 20th Session of the UN Human Right (More) |
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UN rights experts urge greater protections for journalists
Two reports were presented Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council to urge for greater protection for the right to life of journalists and media freedom. Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Frank La Rue [official website; repor (More) |
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Khadr lawyers renew request for transfer to Canada
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Thursday renewed calls for the Canadian government to respond to a request to transfer Khadr to Canada. A former child soldier for al Qaeda, (More) |
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UN expert urges international community to protect freedom of assembly
UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai on Thursday called on the international community to protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association . In a report to the UN Human Rights Council , he provided several recommendations for improvi (More) |
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Supreme Court rules on extent of criminal fines
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that any fact other than a prior conviction which leads to a sentence greater than the statutory maximum must be submitted to the jury. In Southern Union Co. v. United States , the defendant was convicted un (More) |
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HRW: Egypt military power expansion threatens human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday expressed concern about recent actions taken by the Egyptian military to expand their power, saying the military's expansive power and lack of oversight puts citizens at risk. The rights group said recent decre (More) |
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UN committee condemns Kazakhstan expulsion of asylum-seekers
The UN Committee Against Torture has ruled that Kazakhstan's extradition of 29 Uzbek refugees was a violation of international human rights agreements, including the Convention Against Torture . The committee stated in a ruling that the extradited (More) |
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UN expert: US government failed to answer drone strike questions
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions told reporters Wednesday that after a two-day dialogue with US officials about legal concerns over drone-strike killings, the US has failed to directly address any of his (More) |
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UN expert concerned over free speech in Israel, Palestine
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on Tuesday presented his report to the UN Human Rights Council , concluding that people in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (More) |
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Hope Dies at Guantanamo
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that the Supreme Court's recent refusal to hear appeals from detainees at Guantanamo Bay represents a significant step away from the rights secured for them in Boumed (More) |
Acts of Union creates Great Britain
On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act.
Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
