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Rights group claims government attacks on Libya civilians violate international law
Human Rights Watch (HRW) asserted Monday that indiscriminate government attacks on Libyan civilians violate international humanitarian law . The attacks, led by forces supporting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] have (More) |
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Prison Votes and the Constitutional Crisis in the United Kingdom
JURIST Guest Columnist Richard Edwards of the University of the West of England Bristol Law School says that the United Kingdom faces a constitutional crisis over the disenfranchisement of prisoners, which raises further questions about its relations (More) |
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GPS and the Fourth Amendment: Beyond Form and Hyperbole
JURIST Guest Columnist Luke Milligan of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law says the debate over warrantless GPS surveillance has been distracted by form and hyperbole, and that because this constitutional question is open, judges wil (More) |
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Rights group urges Serbia to halt Roma evictions
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Serbian authorities to halt the forced evictions [report, PDF; press release] of Roma in Belgrade and provide them with adequate housing and compensation. The AI report alleges that Roma living in these (More) |
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Rights group urges international community to probe Yemen deaths
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Wednesday urging the international community to pressure Yemeni authorities to investigate the death of protesters. The report chronicles reports of beatings and use of excessive force by security f (More) |
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ICC prosecutor claims to have evidence Gaddafi planned attacks on civilians
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Tuesday revealed that his office has uncovered evidence that embattled Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] planned to attack civilians to forestal (More) |
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Dutch court upholds ban on religious headscarves in Catholic school
A Dutch court in the Amsterdam district of Haarlem on Monday upheld a ban on Islamic headscarves at Don Bosco College , a Catholic school in Volendam. The court stressed that a prohibition on headscarves is in line with the schools interest in mai (More) |
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Federal judge upholds Wisconsin supreme court campaign finance law
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Friday dismissed two challenges to campaign financing schemes for Wisconsin Supreme Court elections. Wisconsin Right to Life and the Wisconsin Center for Economic Prosperi (More) |
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Israel calls for UN to retract Goldstone report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the UN to retract the Goldstone Report [text, PDF; JURIST news archive] following statements made by Richard Goldstone in a Washington Post op-ed . The Goldstone Report, which found tha (More) |
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UN rights office urges restraint, caution in Ivory Coast
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged all parties to show restraint in the Ivory Coast . OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville acknowledged that OHCHR had received unconfirmed reports that the Ivory Coast Re (More) |
FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died
Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II.
Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.
