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Spain court to hear suit against China officials for pro-Tibet protest violence
Spain's National Court agreed Tuesday to hear a suit filed by pro-Tibet advocacy groups alleging that seven Chinese officials committed acts of genocide in connection with China's attempts to suppress protests against Chinese rule in Tibet (More) |
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Third Circuit delivers a victory for free speech on campus with DeJohn ruling
Will Creeley [Director of Legal and Public Advocacy, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education]: "Yesterday's Third Circuit ruling [opinion, PDF] in DeJohn v. Temple University is a important victory for free speech on campus. In declari (More) |
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US criticizes Egypt defamation conviction of rights activist
The US State Department on Monday criticized Egypt's sentencing of Saad Eddin Ibrahim to two years in prison for defaming the country. Ibrahim has been a prominent human rights activist and outspoken critic of Egypt's President Hosni (More) |
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Philippines GRP-MILF peace agreement brings hope to long process of conflict resolution
G. Eugene Martin [former Executive Director, Philippine Facilitation Project, United States Institute of Peace]: "I am encouraged by recent news of an agreement between the government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) n (More) |
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Guantanamo habeas petition procedures bill introduced in Senate
US Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have introduced a bill [S. 3401 summary, PDF; press release] designed to establish a procedure for all habeas corpus petitions made by Guantanamo detainees. The Enemy Combatant Detention R (More) |
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Egypt court sentences rights activist to prison for 'defaming' country
A judge in an Egyptian court Saturday convicted a prominent human rights activist and outspoken critic of President Hosni Mubarak in absentia of defaming Egypt and sentenced him to two years in prison. Saad Eddin Ibrahim , a dual US and Egyptian cit (More) |
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Report from Guantánamo: Hamdan trial is a false and unnecessary experiment
Aaron Zisser [Human Rights Fellow, Human Rights First]: "The first week of the first trial at Guantánamo Bay did not seem, at first glance, particularly extraordinary. True, there were some obvious differences between civilian courts and (More) |
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The Conservative Case for the International Criminal Court Six Years In
JURIST Guest Columnist Wes Rist of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that while the International Criminal Court and its founding Rome Statute are far from perfect, the operation of Court since the Statute entered into force in July 200 (More) |
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Report from Guantánamo: The US Constitution is on trial
Frank Kendall [volunteer consultant, Human Rights First]: "From July 14 to July 18, I attended several pre-trial motions hearings in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for Salim Hamdan , who is now in his second week of trial before a Military Commiss (More) |
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FEMA should be accountable for exposing hurricane survivors to health hazards
OMB Watch "Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice asserted in federal court that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should be immune from lawsuits filed in response to the massive formaldehyde contamination that has plagued hurric (More) |
WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban
On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans.
Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.
