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Argentina high court orders protection of malnourished indigenous group
The Supreme Court of Argentina has ordered the government to provide the indigenous people of the Chaco region with basic necessities while it investigates claims that their land has been illegally sold to commercial farmers. The amparo action, br (More) |
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Children often victims of extrajudicial killings in Philippines: advocacy groups
Two advocacy groups in the Philippines said Tuesday that children are often the victims of extrajudicial killings, citing statistics compiled by Karapatan (The Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights) . The Salinlahi Alliance for Childr (More) |
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Central African Republic government forces responsible for human rights abuses: HRW
Central African Republic (CAR) [CIA backgrounder; BBC backgrounder] government forces are responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings and the burning of thousands of civilian homes since mid-2005 in their counterinsurgency campaign, according to (More) |
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UN rights chief urges rights council members to open records
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Thursday called on state members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website; JURIST news archive] to open their records and allow the Council to adhere to its mandate to serve as an (More) |
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US sex offender laws 'may do more harm than good': HRW
Human Rights Watch concluded in a report released Thursday that is unclear whether sex offender laws "do more harm or good," noting that they prevent further harm to children but that they also encourage the harassment and ostracism of (More) |
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California trial begins for alleged ecoterrorist
The trial of Rod Coronado , an environmental and animal rights activist charged with one count of distributing information on explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction, began in California Tuesday. Federal prosecutors say tha (More) |
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9/11 and the Road Not Taken
JURIST Guest Columnist Brian J. Foley of Drexel University College of Law says that on the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we should remember that the US government has steadfastly refused to allow investigations that might locate individual b (More) |
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France will treat Noriega as POW after extradition: US State Department
The US Department of State is satisfied that France will treat former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] as a prisoner of war if extradited to France upon his release from prison [BOP materials; JURIST report (More) |
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Noriega extradition to France
US District Judge William Hoeveler temporarily blocked the French extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] Wednesday to give Noriega's lawyers time to argue that his rights will not be full (More) |
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Turkish PM pledges new constitution protecting rights
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the country's parliament Friday that his government will draft a new constitution that would more effectively protect individual rights in accordance with international standards. Erdogan was lay (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
