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Canada bar chief urges government to follow Khadr repatriation court order
Canadian Bar Association (CBA) President Guy Joubert Saturday urged the Canadian government to seek the repatriation of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr rather than appeal Friday's Federal Court of Appeal's decision directing rep (More) |
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EXTRA ~ Supreme Court, constitution considered at Pittsburgh Netroots
The US Supreme Court and the constitution were the focus of discussion Friday afternoon at the Netroots Nation progressives conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blogger Christy Hardin Smith began the session by giving her opinion that the Supre (More) |
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Israel Gaza operation violated international law, Palestinian rights: UN report
Israel's treatment of Palestinians during December and January's Operation Cast Lead , in Gaza grossly violated international law according to a report released Friday by the office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay . Th (More) |
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Canada court affirms order mandating Khadr repatriation efforts
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal upheld Friday a lower court's ruling [judgment, PDF; JURIST report] ordering the Canadian government to advocate for the repatriation of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news a (More) |
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Right to refuse nourishment judgment [Western Australia SC]
Draft judgment, Supreme Court of Western Australia, August 14, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the right to die. (More) |
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Australia court allows quadriplegic patient to refuse feeding tube in 'right to die' case
The Supreme Court of Western Australia on Friday ruled that the right to refuse medical treatment includes the informed refusal of nutrition and hydration services, in a landmark decision. Christian Rossiter, a quadriplegic, had repeatedly asked (More) |
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EXTRA ~ Ex-president Clinton discusses health care, gay rights at Netroots
Former US president William Jefferson Clinton addressed a capacity crowd late Thursday night at a progressive convention held by Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since leaving office, Clinton has become known for his charitable and hum (More) |
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Rights group accuses Israel soldiers of killing unarmed civilians in Gaza conflict
Israeli soldiers killed 11 white flag-waving Palestinian civilians in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead , which left more than 1,000 civilians and combatants dead in December 2008 and January 2009, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report [text (More) |
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The cynical global response to Aung San Suu Kyi's trial leaves Burmese people to face junta alone
Awzar Thi [member, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong]: "The verdict handed down against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her co-accused in Burma this week surprised no one. The trial was throughout political, not legal in character. The only real (More) |
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Birmingham mayor pardons 1960s civil rights protesters
The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Tuesday pardoned 2,500 people arrested in the city during nonviolent civil rights protests in the 1960s. Announcing the pardons at a city council meeting, Mayor Larry Langford said that the city had an obligatio (More) |
First execution by guillotine in France
On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person beheaded by the guillotine in France.
Learn more about the history of the guillotine.
