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The US and the UN Human Rights Council: No Instant Gratification
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Noah Bialostozky of White & Case LLP says that while the US may help make the UN Human Rights Council a more meaningful forum for constructive, diplomatic engagement on human rights issues if it is elected to a seat (More) |
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UN rights committee urges Rwanda to investigate post-genocide killings
The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) on Friday called on the government of Rwanda to investigate reports of killings during and after the uprising by the Rwandan Patriotic Army to end the 1994 genocide . In its concluding observations after revi (More) |
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Israel criticizes UN Gaza war crimes investigation
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday strongly criticized the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into possible war crimes that were committed during recent fighting in the Gaza Strip . In an interview with a reporter, Forei (More) |
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UN rights council names South Africa judge to probe Gaza war crimes allegations
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday announced the appointment of South African judge Richard Goldstone to head a UN fact-finding mission to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Goldstone previously served as the chi (More) |
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Federal judge lets Afghanistan detainees habeas challenges proceed
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled [opinion, PDF; order, PDF] Thursday that three detainees being held at Bagram Air Base [official website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] in Afghanistan can proceed with habe (More) |
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China orders prison review in response to inmate deaths
China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced Wednesday that it would conduct a review of its prison system in response to the deaths of at least five inmates since February. The suspicious deaths include [China (More) |
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Federal judge grants habeas petition of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Yasin Muhammed Basardh, ordering his release from the prison. His detention came under (More) |
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US to seek UN Human Rights Council seat: State Department
The US will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this year, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton [official profile; JURIST news archive] and US Permanent Representative to the UN Susan Rice announced Tuesday. Clinton explained (More) |
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America's Role in Protecting the Right to Water
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Amanda Klasing of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights says that access to water and sanitation is a fundamental human right of all people, and that right must be promoted by the United States withi (More) |
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House approves journalist shield bill
The US House of Representatives approved Tuesday a bill that would limit the government's ability to compel reporters to disclose confidential sources by delineating conditions under which it may do so. The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (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.
