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UN rights body urges investigation of Syria abuses
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday published a preliminary report describing human rights violations in Syria and calling for an investigation into government-authorized abuses related to pro-democracy pr (More) |
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Reproductive rights group challenges Texas sonogram before abortion law
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a challenge Monday to the newly signed Texas law requiring a sonogram be done before a woman can have an abortion. The CRR filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas (More) |
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Rights group appeals dismissal of Guantanamo suicide case
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Monday appealed the dismissal of a case over two Guantanamo Bay detainees,Yasser Al-Zahrani of Saudi Arabia and Salah Al-Salami of Yemen, who committed suicide while in detention in 2006. The CCR filed (More) |
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UN urges nonviolence in Syria
The UN on Monday expressed concern over violence in Syria and urged the Syrian government to stop using force against protesters. Nearly 1,200 people have been killed and 10,000 displaced since protests erupted in February. UN Under-Secretary-Gener (More) |
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Suu Kyi seeks international aid in improving Myanmar workers rights
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called Monday on the international community to help improve workers' rights , during an address to the International Labor Organization (ILO) at its annual conference. She said that the creation of th (More) |
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Pakistan military court to try security force members for killing unarmed man
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan to try six paramilitary forces in the shooting death of an unarmed man under the Pakistan Anti-Terrorism Ordinance of 1999 . On Friday, several paramilitary soldiers (More) |
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International Law and the War on Terror: The US-European Schism
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Gabor Rona of Human Rights First says that the recent visit to the US by German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlights a fundamental difference between the US and Europe in the interpretation and application of internation (More) |
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UN calls for investigation of Ivory Coast president
An official for the International Commission of Inquiry on Friday called for an investigation into current Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his forces' continuing attacks against supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo . Officials (More) |
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Pakistan high court demands explanation of security force killing
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday demanded an explanation of an incident in which Pakistani security forces shot and killed an unarmed man. Several paramilitary soldiers opened fire on an unarmed, 22-year-old man in Benazir Park, then stood by (More) |
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Alabama legislators pass bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
The Alabama Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The bill contains no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, but would permit an abortion if necessary to prevent th (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.
