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Iran prison officials charged with murder of detainees
The Iranian government announced Saturday that murder charges have been brought against prison officials in connection with the deaths of three detainees involved in protests that followed the June 12 presidential election . Twelve officials will fa (More) |
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Russia rights activist urges EU to hold country accountable for abuses
Russian human rights activist Sergei Kovalev on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to hold Russia accountable for human rights violations, in a speech after receiving the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought . Kovalev, joined by Oleg Orlov an (More) |
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Obama administration human rights agenda outlined
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday announced [remarks; video] the Obama administration's human rights agenda, emphasizing human rights, democracy, and development. Speaking at Georgetown University just days after US President Bara (More) |
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Libya making slow progress on human rights: HRW
Libya is making strides towards greater transparency and acknowledgment of human rights, but still has a long way to go, according to a report [text; press release] published Saturday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report, entitled "Libya: T (More) |
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Turkish constitutional court bans pro-Kurdish party
The Constitutional Court of Turkey voted Friday to ban the Democratic Society Party (DTP) after finding the party to have been cooperating with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) , a separatist, designated terrorist group. The vote occurred after the (More) |
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Russia PM urges greater anti-corruption efforts in wake of nightclub fire
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that last week's nightclub fire in Perm exposed widespread corruption [press release, in Russian; video, in Russian] among bureaucrats. At a cabinet meeting, Putin said that documents were fa (More) |
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Uganda parliament outlaws female genital mutilation
The Ugandan Parliament voted unanimously Thursday to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) . Under the new legislation , anyone who conducts the procedure faces a 10-year prison sentence, and anyone convicted of aggravated FGM faces life imprison (More) |
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Human rights continuing to deteriorate in Arab region: Cairo group report
Human rights conditions in 12 Arab nations continued to deteriorate last year, according to a report [text, PDF, in Arabic; synopsis, PDF] issued Tuesday by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) . The publication, entitled "Basti (More) |
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North Korea defends rights record at UN council review
The North Korean delegation to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) defended North Korea's human rights record Monday while presenting a report in compliance with the UNHRC's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Ambassador Ri Tcheul de (More) |
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Israel rights increasingly granted only conditionally: report
Many rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories are granted only conditionally according to a report [text, PDF, in Hebrew; press release] released Sunday by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) . The report found that the state infr (More) |
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus
On April 27, 1861, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address drafts riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861).
Read "Lincoln and Habeas Corpus" from the University of California at Long Beach.
