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Rights group claims Palestinian Authority, Hamas guilty of torture
A Palestinian human rights group released a report this week criticizing Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas security forces for violations of civil rights in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. In its newest annual report, the Independent Commissio (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds Minnesota campaign finance law
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Minnesota campaign financing law prohibiting direct contributions to candidates and affiliated entities. The Minnesota law was being challenged by two non-profit advocacy organiza (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on claim against private prison contractors
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Minneci v. Pollard [docket; cert. petition, PDF] to decide whether to allow a cause of action against private contractors running a federal prison. The issue is whether the court should imply a (More) |
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UN officials concerned over Middle East rights violations
UN human rights officials expressed concern Friday over rights violations in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen where governments have responded to ongoing reform protests with crackdowns and military deployments. The Office of High Commissioner for Human Ri (More) |
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UN rights official concerned over Syria relief access
A UN rights official expressed concern Tuesday regarding humanitarian aid access to Syrian cities where armed forces have been trying to put down anti-government protests. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coo (More) |
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US lawmakers release draft online child privacy act
US Representatives Edward Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX) released a draft bill Friday that would restrict companies from tracking the Internet activity of minors without parental consent. The Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 would amend existin (More) |
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Finding the Paradigm: Investigating Bin Laden's Demise
JURIST Guest Columnist Laurie Blank of Emory University School of Law argues that any investigation into the killing of Osama Bin Laden must critically assess whether to apply the international law of armed conflict or human rights law in order to be (More) |
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Siege of Syria town violates international law: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Syria to lift the siege on the town of Daraa and accused Syrian authorities of violating international law in attempting to quell protesters. Movement in and out of Daraa came to a halt almost two weeks a (More) |
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UN special rapporteurs on executions want full statement of facts on Bin Laden killing
Human rights experts from the UN Commission for Human Rights on Friday called on the US to disclose further details on the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive]. Special Rapporteurs Christof Heyns and Marti (More) |
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UN rights chief calls for full disclosure on Bin Laden killing
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday insisted on "a full disclosure of the accurate facts" surrounding the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive]. The White House has altered the offi (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.
