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UN rights council condemns Ivory Coast post-election violence
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning recent post-election violence in the Ivory Coast that has resulted in more than 170 deaths. Alassane Ouattara defeated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo in a November 28 runoff electi (More) |
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Argentina ex-dictator sentenced to life in prison
Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for crimes against humanity during Argentina's "Dirty War" . The Federal Court of Cordoba found Videla guilty [La (More) |
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Canada high court strikes down sections of federal fertility law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 4-4-1 Wednesday that various sections of the national law regulating the use of human embryos and other aspects of reproduction fall outside the scope of Parliament's legislative authority. In its advisory opinion (More) |
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UK court denies public inquiry into Iraq detainee abuse
A UK High Court on Tuesday denied an appeal from Iraqi citizens to open a single public inquiry into allegations of abuse by members of the British Armed Forces. The Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) , the group representing a group of more than140 Ira (More) |
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US pledges support for UN indigenous rights declaration
US President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the US will support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People . The declaration, adopted in 2007, is a non-binding treaty outlining the global human rights of approximately 370 million (More) |
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Rights group warns Australia detainee transfer program may violate international law
Australia's new Afghan detainee transfer policy may violate international human rights laws , Amnesty International (AI) warned Tuesday. The new detainee management system, announced Tuesday by Australian Minister of Defence Stephen Smith , provid (More) |
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Is All Fair in War? Congressman-Elect West and the Limits of Military Necessity
JURIST Contributing Editor Geoffrey S. Corn, Lt. Col. US Army (Ret.) of South Texas College of Law, says that past actions of a former Army Colonel recently elected to Congress highlight the need for military leaders to look beyond the narrow tactica (More) |
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UN rights expert urges release of Myanmar political prisoners
A UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) expert on Monday urged Myanmar's military government to release 2,202 political prisoners . Tomas Ojea Quintana [official profile; JURIST news archive], a UN Special Rapporteur, called for the release of the "priso (More) |
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Sudan civil society group challenges southern referendum
A Sudanese civil society group filed a lawsuit Sunday challenging the actions of the commission handling the January 9 self-determination referendum in southern Sudan. The challenge, filed with the Sudanese Constitutional Court, alleges that the com (More) |
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ICC examines possible war crimes charges against North Korea
The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Monday that the prosecutor's office has opened preliminary examinations to evaluate possible war crimes committed by North Korea . ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo verified that evaluation (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.
