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UN rights investigator urges Iran to comply with human rights mandate
UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Dr. Ahmed Shaheed on Wednesday urged Iran to comply with his mandate seeking cooperation from Iranian officials. The mandate allows Iran to discuss and implement measures to meet its international human rights obl (More) |
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Guatemala court sentences ex-soldiers to over 6,000 years in prison
A Guatemalan court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced four former soldiers to 6,060 years in prison each on war crimes charges related to the country's 1982 Dos Erres massacre. Carlos Antonio Carias, Manuel Pop, Reyes Collin and Daniel Martinez were (More) |
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Ninth Circuit upholds universitiy policy against student group religious discrimination
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that San Diego State University (SDSU) can deny funding and status as a student organization to two Christian groups that require members be of the same religion. A panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Nin (More) |
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France to extradite Noriega to Panama
A lawyer for former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] announced on Tuesday that French authorities have agreed to extradite him to Panama. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon reportedly agreed to the extra (More) |
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Russia reopens posthumous case against dead lawyer
Russian investigators on Tuesday reopened a case against former lawyer and purported whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow prison in November 2009. Magnitsky was arrested on allegations of tax fraud after implicating Russian police (More) |
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HRW: Sri Lanka report on civil war 'whitewashes' military atrocities
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday criticized a report released by the Sri Lankan government for not taking responsibility for alleged violations of the laws of war. The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense released its report Monday entitled, "Humanitar (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Kansas law defunding of Planned Parenthood
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas Monday blocked a Kansas law [HB 2014, PDF; materials] that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) from receiving federal funding. Judge J Thomas Marten issued (More) |
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North Carolina Senate overrides veto on abortion waiting period bill
The North Carolina Senate Thursday voted 29-19 to override a veto by Governor Beverly Perdue on legislation that would require a 24-hour waiting period before receiving an abortion . The vote means the legislation will become North Carolina law (More) |
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Attorneys file civil suit against NATO for Libya air strike
A group of attorneys filed a civil lawsuit in Belgium against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO Thursday alleging it is responsible for killing 13 civilians in a bombing of a residential compound in Libya. The complaint was filed on be (More) |
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Federal appeals court hears arguments on tobacco advertising
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Discount Tobacco City & Lottery v. USA on cross-appeals from a tobacco advertising decision in January 2010. The January ruling upheld the majority of restric (More) |
Organization of American States established
On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.
