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UN report: Syria committing human rights violations
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria reported Monday that the Syrian Arab Republic has committed numerous human rights violations including torture, sexual violence, use of excessive force and violations of the right to pea (More) |
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Report alleges corruption, torture in Russia lawyer prison death
A private investigative report issued on Monday detailed the denial of medical treatment to and severe physical abuse of former Russian lawyer and purported whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky , who died in a Moscow prison in November 2009. In additio (More) |
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Myanmar soldiers may be committing war crimes: rights group
Human rights group Partners Relief and Development said Monday that Myanmar soldiers may be committing war crimes in the form of torture and forced labor against ethnic communities in Kachin State. The group issued a report documenting the war cr (More) |
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UN rights panel asks Syria for report on child torture allegations
The UN Committee Against Torture expressed concern Friday over allegations of human rights violations in Syria, including the torture of children, and requested a report addressing these matters. Claudio Grossman, who currently heads the committee, (More) |
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UN rights expert criticizes North Korea treatment of prisoners
The UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights Marzuki Darusman criticized North Korea's human rights record on Friday, especially concerning treatment of prisoners, echoing a UN General Assembly resolution earlier this week. After speakin (More) |
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Sri Lanka investigating civilian casualties from civil war
Sri Lankan Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated on Thursday in a speech that the government has begun counting the number of civilian deaths from its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) . The counting was i (More) |
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France court allows Noriega extradition to Panama
A French appeals court ruled Wednesday that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] can be extradited to Panama. Noriega faces charges of human rights violations in Panama for crimes allegedly committed duri (More) |
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Malaysia rights group finds Bush, Blair guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Tuesday found former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial . The duo was found guilty on charges in connecti (More) |
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UK appeals court rules Iraq abuse probe lacks independence
A UK appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a special commission charged with investigating the alleged abuse of Iraqi civilians in British-controlled detention facilities between March 2003 and December 2008 lacks independence. The Court of Appeals o (More) |
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Abdullah Khadr and the Consequences of Detainee Abuse
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that the Supreme Court of Canada's recent refusal to review a lower court's stay of extradition proceedings represents an important victory for the rule of law as well (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.
