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Russia responsible for Chechen deaths: ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Russian authorities were responsible for the deaths of four members of a Chechen family. The court ordered Russia to pay $114,000 to the family of Zura Sharaniyevna Bitiyeva, who was a (More) |
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Australia PM won't commit to changes to end same-sex discrimination
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said in an interview with Sky News Thursday that his government will not commit to making changes called for in an official report on eliminating discrimination against same-sex couples . The Australian Human (More) |
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UN rights council agrees on internal rules
Members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNCHR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday reached an agreement on final rules governing the body, agreeing to a final text that requires proposed resolutions condemning human rights violators t (More) |
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UN rights council chair urges periodic review of all UN members
UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website; JURIST news archive] chair Luis Alfonso de Alba urged the 47-member body Sunday to approve a series of reforms designed to mandate periodic review of all UN member states. De Alba called for the int (More) |
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Canada 'abandoned' Khadr in Guantanamo: Amnesty International
Amnesty International accused the government of Canada of having "abandoned" its citizen in Guantanamo Bay in an open letter Thursday to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The letter urged Harper to press the US for the repatriation of Oma (More) |
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ACLU files lawsuit for immigration detainees seeking medical care
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Wednesday filed a class action lawsuit [petition, PDF; press release] against federal immigration officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the San Diego Correctional Facility (SDCF), an (More) |
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UK Human Rights Act applicability in Iraq ruling [UK HL]
Al-Skeini and others v. Secretary of State for Defense, UK House of Lords, June 13, 2007 . Read the full text of the judgment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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EU data protection chief flags privacy concerns ahead of presidency switch
European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx expressed concern in letters [PDF text; press release, PDF] sent Monday to the Portuguese ministers for justice and the interior that privacy and data protection are increasingly being sacrificed i (More) |
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Khmer Rouge tribunal judges adopt internal court rules
Judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said Wednesday that they have unanimously adopted internal rules for the ECCC following the conclusion of a two-week meeting that convened on May 31. The judges said the new ru (More) |
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UK Law Lords rule rights law covers death of Iraqi detainee in UK custody
The judicial panel of the UK House of Lords ruled Wednesday that Human Rights Act of 1998 (HRA) applies to British soldiers overseas in the case of killed Iraqi detainee Baha Musa [Herald report]. The Law Lords upheld a lower court judgment and h (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.
