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The Missing Civil Rights Murders: Justice Delayed in Mississippi
JURIST Guest Columnist Margaret Burnham of Northeastern University School of Law says the trial of alleged Klansman James Seale, accused of kidnapping and then drowning two young men in southwest Mississippi in May 1964, highlights both Mississippi&# (More) |
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Tennessee governor signs Rosa Parks bill pardoning segregation-era activists
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen Thursday signed legislation which starting on July 1 will allow those who were convicted for protesting laws designed to enforce racial segregation to receive a full pardon and to have their criminal records destroy (More) |
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Canada preventing adoption of indigenous rights treaty: Amnesty International
Canada is stalling the discussion and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , according to a Thursday statement by Amnesty International (AI) . The declaration was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council by a vote of 30- (More) |
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Israel probing human shield allegations against army commander
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are investigating allegations that an army commander used Palestinians as human shields in the latest and highest-reaching probe into the banned practice, according to Israeli media reports Wednesday. Accused officer (More) |
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No Unlawful Enemy Combatants at Guantanamo
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, president of the National Lawyers Guild, says that while the Bush administration may attempt to fix the procedural problem that resulted in the recent dismissal of US militar (More) |
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UN rights investigators must remain independent: Chile president
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet urged members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website; JURIST news archive] to adopt measures to ensure the independence of UNHRC investigators . Speaking during a special UNHRC session, Bachelet (More) |
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Ex-KKK member on trial for 1964 civil rights killings
The trial of former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member James Ford Seale , accused of kidnapping and killing two black men in Mississippi in 1964, began Monday. Seale, now 71 years old, was originally arrested in 1964 on suspicion of kidnapping Henry Dee and (More) |
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US military judge drops charges against Canadian Guantanamo detainee
The military judge presiding over military commission proceedings against Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] Monday dismissed all charges against Khadr, citing a lack of jurisdiction. A Guantanam (More) |
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Taylor boycotts opening arguments in war crimes trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] boycotted the opening of judicial proceedings against him Monday at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) , saying in a letter to the court that his confidence (More) |
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New Hampshire governor signs civil unions bill
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed a bill [HB 437 text; press release] Thursday allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil unions with the "same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married couples" beginning in January 2008. (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.
