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Pattern of abuses and deliberate killings in Syria continues: AI
Syrian armed forces are continuing to engage in a pattern of abuses against and deliberate killings of civilians, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Thursday. The 70-page report was based on interviews conducted in 23 towns (More) |
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Markets, Greenhouse Gases and the Kyoto Protocol
JURIST Guest Columnist Hua Wang, Northwestern University School of Law Class of 2012, writes on the need for policies that combine market incentives with outright prohibitions to achieve enforcement and compliance with international environmental reg (More) |
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UN official: Israel must lift blockade of Gaza Strip
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday said [statement, PDF; press release] that Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip must be lifted to prevent further human rights violations. Israel maintains a fence along its border (More) |
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UN rights expert urges international support for Ivory Coast
UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Ivory Coast Doudou Diene on Wednesday called on all Ivorians and the international community to maintain their support in the wake of the recent killing of seven UN peacekeepers, eight civi (More) |
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Iran human rights lawyer sentenced to 13 years imprisonment
Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a Tehran Revolutionary Court [official website, in Persian; GlobaLex backgrounder], his daughter said Tuesday. Maede Soltani, who lives in Germany, wa (More) |
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HRW urges Bangladesh to open borders to Myanmar refugees
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to open its borders to hundreds of refugees fleeing sectarian violence in neighboring Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Escalating violence between Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya (More) |
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HRW urges Myanmar to protect communities from sectarian violence
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to ensure the safety of communities in the Arakan State. According to HRW, the violence between Arakan Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims creates a safety (More) |
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UN SG issues report on violations against children in conflict zones
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a new report on Monday detailing the violations committed against children in conflict zones. The report discussed each conflict zone, including Afghanistan [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], Central (More) |
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Massachusetts court rejects challenge to 'under God' in pledge
A judge for the Middlesex Superior Court in Massachusetts on Friday rejected a challenge raised by public school children and their parents challenging the inclusion of the phrase "under God" in the US Pledge of Allegiance. In her decision, Judge S (More) |
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Defense lawyers request USS Cole trial be broadcast worldwide
Defense lawyers for the alleged architect of the USS Cole bombing, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive], on Friday requested that the court allow for worldwide broadcast of the Guantanamo trial, instead of limited broadcast in (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.
