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Families of Israeli flotilla raid victims request formal ICC investigation
Family members of Turkish activists killed during Israel's raid of a Gaza-bound flotilla in May have sent a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a formal investigation into the incident. The families submitted the request on behal (More) |
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Rights group claims France police illegally collecting Roma DNA
The League of Human Rights (LDH) on Thursday accused French authorities of improperly collecting DNA samples from Roma migrants . French police may collect samples of genetic material from indicted individuals, though the organization contends that (More) |
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Nations unveil draft of international anti-counterfeiting pact
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and other participating countries on Wednesday released a draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) , an international pact to defend intellectual property rights from counterfeit and (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on military funeral protests
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Wednesday in the highly controversial case of Snyder v. Phelps [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report] on protests at military fu (More) |
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Suu Kyi files challenge to Myanmar dissolution of opposition party
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] filed an appeal Tuesday in Myanmar's Supreme Court challenging the dissolution of her opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) under a controversial election law . Suu K (More) |
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Canada military judge sentences soldier for killing injured Afghan
Canadian military officer Captain Robert Semrau was sentenced Tuesday by a Canadian military judge for the killing of an unarmed Afghan insurgent, avoiding a possible five-year prison sentence. At his sentencing, the judge decided against prison tim (More) |
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Israel military tribunal convicts soldiers of using boy to search for explosives
Two Israeli soldiers were convicted by a military tribunal on Sunday of using a 9-year-old Palestinian boy to search confiscated bags for explosives in during the 2008-2009 Gaza war . The boy described the incident in an affidavit to the advocacy (More) |
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Israel denies entry to Nobel laureate after involvement in Gaza aid shipment
An Israeli district court on Friday rejected Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire's request to gain entry into the country. Maguire, traveling to Israel for a conference of Nobel laureates, was arrested on Tuesday upon her arrival in Tel (More) |
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UN rights panel to appoint expert on freedom of expression, assembly
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted resolutions Thursday establishing the mandate of a Special Rapporteur for freedom of association and assembly. The Special Rapporteur will be responsible for reporting on how nations promote freedom of a (More) |
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BOTSWANA: The Bushmen Challenge Botswana's Denial of Access to Water
Joe Gonzales, University College London M.A. Human Rights '10, is a current intern with Survival International. He writes on the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve's struggle to secure water rights from the Botswanan government... On July (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.
