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Amnesty: Tunisia security forces committing rights abuses
Tunisian security forces have committed human rights abuses following a series of armed attacks in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. In 2015 Tunisia passed a new counter-terrorism law in an attempt remove powers given to the (More) |
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Agribusiness Consolidation, Food Security and the Challenges of Global Governance
JURIST Guest Columnist Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile of the University of Arkansas School of Law discusses the implications of massive agribusiness mergers in relation to eradicating world hunger ...Cross-border and multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitio (More) |
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HRW: Pakistan forcefully removing Afghan refugees
Pakistani authorities have driven nearly 600,000 Afghan refugees back into Afghanistan since July 2016, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Monday. HRW claims that among those being forced out of the country are 365,000 lawfully registered r (More) |
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US blocks former Palestine PM from leading UN mission
The US rejected the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to lead the UN Mission in Libya , despite official reports that all other 14 members of the UN Security Council approved the appointment. The US ambassador to the UN, (More) |
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Tribe files legal challenge to Dakota Access Pipeline
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on Thursday filed a legal challenge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia in an attempt to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) . On Wednesday, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USA (More) |
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UN Advisor: African nations should not abandon ICC
African nations should not abandon the International Criminal Court (ICC) , UN Special Adviser Adama Dieng urged in an editorial [The East African op-ed] Monday. Dieng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, wrote in response to three (More) |
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UK top court rules unmarried partner can receive survivor's pension
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an unmarried woman is entitled to the pension of her long-term partner. Denise Brewster and William Leonard "Lenny" McMullan became engaged on Christmas Eve 2009, but two days later McMullan died. McMullan, (More) |
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Putin signs bill reducing punishment for domestic violence
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a bill into law that decriminalizes domestic violence to make it an administrative offense. The bill allows for criminal prosecution for repeat offenders but allows first time offenders who assaul (More) |
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Court document: Army Corps of Engineers to grant final permit for Dakota pipeline
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will grant the final permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the process, according to a court document filed Tuesday. The USACE stated that they woul (More) |
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Srebrenica massacre trial begins in Serbia
The trial of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with participating in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre began on Monday before the Higher Court in Belgrade. The court rejected another postponement , as defense lawyers postponed in Decembe (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
