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Arizona governor asks State Department to drop immigration law from UN rights report
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove any mention of Arizona and its passage of SB 1070 from a human rights report [text, PDF; JURIST report] issued by the State Department. The report, submi (More) |
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UN race committee calls for end to discrimination against Roma
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) concluded its 77th session Friday by expressing concern with the discrimination faced by Roma migrants in numerous European countries, focusing on France's recent expulsion polic (More) |
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California lawmakers urge federal government to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
The California Senate voted 22-12 Monday in favor of a joint resolution [AJR 19 text; materials] to urge the federal government to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. Among other concerns, the resolution states th (More) |
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State Department releases UN human rights review
The US State Department (DOS) on Monday released a report [text, PDF; press release] on human rights in the US, which was presented to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) last week. The report was submitted in order to comply with th (More) |
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Rights groups urge Cameroon to decriminalize same-sex acts
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Alternatives-Cameroun on Thursday urged the government of Cameroon [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to decriminalize consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex . Under Article 347 of the Cameroon Pena (More) |
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Nebraska AG agrees to permanent injunction of state abortion law
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning announced Wednesday that he has agreed to a permanent injunction of a Nebraska abortion law because he believes there is little chance that the law will withstand a court challenge. The law, known as the Wome (More) |
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Federal judge finds Missouri funeral protest bans unconstitutional
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Monday ruled that Missouri laws restricting protests near funerals are unconstitutional. Judge Fernando Gaitan held that two 2006 laws banning protests at funerals violated (More) |
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Blogger convicted for death threats against federal judges upholding gun control laws
A right-wing blogger from New Jersey was convicted by a federal jury Friday for death threats made on his blog against federal judges who upheld a gun control law. Harold "Hal" Turner , a one-time FBI informant on white-supremacist groups, was convi (More) |
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UN rights committee calls for repeal of anti-leprosy laws
The UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on Friday called for the repeal of all laws that discriminate against people affected by leprosy. The committee also drafted a recommended set of principles and guidelines to be used by countries in (More) |
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Bosnia court indicts military officers for genocide in Srebrenica massacre
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday confirmed that it had issued genocide charges against four former Bosnian Serb soldiers in connection with the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . The indictment alleges that the four men, Franc Kos , Stanko (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.
