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Rights group sues to block Kansas abortion licensing laws
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging licensing and regulation laws for doctors who provide abortions in Kansas. The suit , filed on behalf of two doctors, alleges that regulations issued by the K (More) |
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ICC prosecutor urges Gaddafi aides to implement arrest warrant
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Tuesday urged personal aides of Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to implement the arrest warrants issued Monday . Moreno-Ocampo called on the (More) |
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North Carolina governor vetoes abortion waiting period bill
North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed legislation Monday that would have required a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion . The "Woman's Right to Know Act" would also have required women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound of th (More) |
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Uruguay president to allow probe into military junta crimes
Uruguay President Jose Mujica is removing 80 administrative acts blocking investigations into crimes committed by the military junta that ruled between 1973-85, Secretary of the Presidency Alberto Breccia announced Monday. Mujica, who fought the (More) |
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Supreme Court strikes down Arizona campaign finance restriction
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett that an Arizona campaign finance regulation that provided publicly financed candidates with additional government subsidies, which are triggered by in (More) |
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Bangladesh jails more than 650 soldiers in connection to 2009 mutiny
A Bangladesh military court on Monday sentenced 657 border guards for their roles in a February 2009 mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The verdict was unprecedented in the number of people convicted at once and brings the total number (More) |
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Libya leader Gaddafi, his son, head of intelligence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday issued arrest warrants against Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and two of his high-ranking officials. The Pre-Trial Chamber I issued warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif (More) |
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Federal judge issues injunction against Indiana abortion law
The US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Friday granted a preliminary injunction against a state law that would block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) and other organizations providing abortion serv (More) |
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Florida ruling highlights arbitrariness of death penalty
Richard Dieter [Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center]: A federal judge in Florida this week ruled that the state's death penalty statute was unconstitutional and in violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury. This ruli (More) |
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DOD names new chief prosecutor at Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Thursday announced the appointment of Army Brig. General Mark Martins as the new chief war crimes prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay as head of the Office of Military Commissions . Martins, who is currently serving i (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.
