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Inter-American Commission considers legal status of Guantanamo detainees
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) heard oral arguments on the legal status of detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Friday, pursuant to a petition to renew precautionary measures initially granted in March 2002. Representatives from (More) |
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Shi'ism, Sunnism and State Authority in Iraq
JURIST Guest Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the much-discussed ideological divide between Shi'is and Sunnis in Iraq is actually more subtle and complex than is usually depicted... There has b (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes court sentences junta leaders to prison
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Thursday sentenced three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council to at least 45 years of imprisonment each [hearing transcript, PDF; press release, PDF]. Brima Bazzy Kamara was s (More) |
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Australia government slammed for holding terror suspect after bail grant
Lawyers and rights groups joined in criticism of Australia's continued detention of UK terror suspect Dr. Mohammad Haneef Tuesday, saying that the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship's decision to revoke Haneef's work v (More) |
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Australia police withdraw bid to extend detention of uncharged UK terror suspect
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Friday withdrew a motion seeking to hold for questioning an Indian doctor possibly linked with the failed UK car bomb attacks an additional 72 hours without charges. Attorney General Philip Ruddock suggested th (More) |
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Dutch MP seeks to criminalize burqa-wearing after government aborts ban
Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders submitted a legislative proposal to prohibit the public wearing of burqas [Wikipedia backgrounder; JURIST news archive] Thursday, proposing a fine of up to €3,350 euros or 12 days in jail for violators. Wi (More) |
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US Iraq war vets: abuse of Iraqi civilians common, unreported, and unpunished
A series of interviews with US veterans of the Iraq war shows a pattern of systematic human rights abuses, according to a new report in The Nation . The magazine calls the investigation, which yielded thousands of pages of typed testimony, "th (More) |
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Darfur crimes being pursued: Sudan to UN
The Sudanese government defended its handling of military and police personnel allegedly involved in human rights abuses in Darfur before the UN Human Rights Committee Wednesday, denying allegations that the government was collaborating with armed (More) |
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Israel, Hezbollah not investigating 2006 Lebanon war violations: Amnesty
Amnesty International Thursday condemned Israel and Hezbollah for failing to investigate alleged war crimes and humanitarian law violations during the summer 2006 Lebanon conflict , calling upon the United Nations to establish a "comprehensiv (More) |
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INDIA: The Emergence and Acceptance of India's Famous PILs
Eric Linge, Pitt Law '09, files from Mumbai:The directives and writs of PILs and the hearings of PILs in court are regular news in India today. The PIL movement was begun by the Supreme Court in 1978. The '70s were a troubled time in the hist (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.
