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Georgia human rights lawsuit harming diplomatic ties: Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lashed out at the Georgian Republic for filing a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) alleging Russia violated the human rights of Georgian nationals during a deportation sweep last Septemb (More) |
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Kosovo: The UN Plans a Human Rights Disaster
JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law says that creating an independent multi-ethnic state in Kosovo would almost certainly be a human rights disaster for the 200,000 Serbs living there... The United Sta (More) |
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Sudan government suspends Darfur NGOs after alleging rule violations
Sudan suspended the work of 52 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Darfur Thursday after allegations that they were not complying with regulations. The Sudanese government said the organizations would be able to resume work after talks (More) |
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Supreme Court considers 'inflammatory' penalty arguments in capital case
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Roper v. Weaver [Duke Law case backgrounder; merit briefs], 06-313, a case in which the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned (More) |
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Ex-Saddam VP faces Iraq execution
Former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] will be hanged Tuesday, according to Iraqi legal sources quoted by wire services Monday afternoon. The Iraqi government has scheduled the execution despite de (More) |
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Rights group urges better legal framework for US military actions in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) urged the US and Afghanistan governments Sunday to establish a better legal framework to guide US military actions in the fight against the Taliban, criticizing US forces for civilian deat (More) |
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True Confessions? The Amazing Tale of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law says the sweeping Guantanamo "confessions" of al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed rival the scope of those made in the Stalinist purge trials of the 1930 (More) |
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JURIST 10th anniversary conference set for March 29
In celebration of JURIST's 10th anniversary, JURIST and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are hosting a one-day conference in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 29. Law as a Seamless Web|site will feature four panels and 14 distinguished s (More) |
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Sudan seeks to block action on 'biased' UN human rights report
Sudan on Tuesday attempted to prevent the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from considering a report by a UNHRC team sent to investigate conditions in Darfur . The report , issued Monday, calls for immediate protection of victims in the war-ravaged (More) |
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Ban urges UN member states to cooperate with fledgling rights council
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed member nations to work with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday, telling UNHRC members at the opening of the council's first 2007 session that it is cruc (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.
