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Global protests spotlight Iran's human rights abuses and apply pressure to regime
Aaron Rhodes [Spokesperson, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran]: "While certain commentators echoing official Iranian positions dismissed the demonstrations on the July 25 United4Iran Global Day of Action as an attempt to interfere (More) |
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Israel launches internal criminal probes into Gaza misconduct
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday announced they are conducting criminal investigations into alleged intentional misconduct by their soldiers during December and January's fighting in the Gaza strip. In a report seeking "to pla (More) |
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Opposition to citizens crossing state lines with concealed guns lacks factual basis
John Lott [author of More Guns, Less Crime; senior research scientist, University of Maryland]: "By a 58 to 39 majority, the US Senate voted last week to let concealed handgun permit holders carry handguns across state lines. Yet, it was two vot (More) |
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Rights group suing UK over rendition of suspected terrorist
Human rights group Reprieve announced Tuesday that it is suing the British government [filing letter, PDF; press release] over the rendition of Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni from Indonesia to Egypt, where it says he was tortured. The group alleges tha (More) |
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Senate committee to hold hearings on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The US Senate Armed Services Committee announced Monday that it will hold hearings this fall to review the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy [10 USC § 654 text; HRC backgrounder]. Under the policy, openly gay (More) |
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Abortion Parental Notice Laws: Irrational, Unnecessary and Downright Dangerous
JURIST Guest Columnist Caitlin Borgmann of CUNY School of Law says that abortion parental notice laws such as the one that will now be enforced in Illinois do nothing to help teenagers, while imposing traumatic hurdles, and sometimes grave danger, on (More) |
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Binyam Mohamed's allegations spark debate on British use of torture to combat terror threats
Sonya Sceats [Associate Fellow in International Law, Chatham House]: "Claims by Binyam Mohamed that the UK security service colluded in his 'medieval' torture while detained in Pakistan, Morocco and Afghanistan have reignited an importan (More) |
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Fighting Terrorism in Greece: Prevent Attacks But Respect Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Maria Alvanou of the Hellenic Police Officers Academy says that new Greek counter-terrorism initiatives should respect the rights and freedoms of Greek citizens even though the tactics of domestic terrorist groups themselve (More) |
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Canada intelligence service criticized for role in interrogating Khadr
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was criticized by the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) Wednesday for its role in interrogating Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. The committee repo (More) |
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Iran election demonstration death toll exceeds reported numbers: rights group
The number of deaths during post-election protests in Tehran exceeds government reports , the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) reported Wednesday. The rights group claims that at least 34 demonstrators died on June 20, contra (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.
