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Iraq PM defends ruling placing key institutions under government control
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Sunday defended an Iraqi Supreme Court decision finding that several independent agencies must be placed under the control of the government. Among the agencies affected are (More) |
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Chile orders probe into death of Salvador Allende
Chile Supreme Court Judge Sergio Munoz on Thursday ordered an investigation into the death of former socialist president Salvador Allende during the 1973 coup . Since the coup, Allende's death has been ruled a suicide. The investigation into Alle (More) |
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UN, EU failing to stand up to rights abuses: HRW
EU member states and the UN have failed to adequately respond to human rights abuses and violations, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) annual report published Monday. The report accuses countries of adopting soft approaches to human right (More) |
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Indonesia soldiers sentenced over torture video
Three Indonesian soldiers accused of torturing Papuan detainees received prison sentences Monday of less than one year. Citing lack of evidence , a military judge convicted the men of the lesser crime of insubordination instead of torture. He senten (More) |
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Commission concludes Israel did not violate international law in flotilla raid
A civilian committee assigned to investigate the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip on concluded that Israel did not violate international law . The Turkel Commission , headed by former Israeli Supreme C (More) |
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Sudan referendum voters overwhelmingly in favor of secession
An overwhelming 98.8 percent of voters in Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum last week voted in favor of secession according to preliminary results released Saturday by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission . The poll results are not yet f (More) |
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UN to send human rights mission to Tunisia
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday said that a team of experts will be sent to Tunisia within the next week to assess the human rights priorities and meet with interim authorities following the ousting of its president (More) |
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Federal judge allows state employees to sue for same-sex spouse benefits
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Tuesday that California state employees can sue for discrimination over the exclusion of their same-sex spouses from long-term health care programs. The Obama administr (More) |
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Rights group reports human rights abuses and calls for investigation in Myanmar
The human rights group Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released a report [PHP report, text; press release] Wednesday detailing human rights abuses in Myanmar. The report revealed eight violations that fall under the purview of the International C (More) |
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DOJ files brief defending constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. The appeal follows a Ju (More) |
Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII
On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.
Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.
