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The Responsibility to Protect in Iraq: Re-deploying to Save Lives
JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer, former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997-2001), now at Northwestern University School of Law, says that a US troop surge in Iraq could provoke the very atrocities its supporters claim it would p (More) |
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Detroit probate court to settle dispute over Rosa Parks estate
The Wayne County Probate Court in Detroit, Michigan has scheduled a six-member jury trial for February 19 to settle the disputed estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks , famously arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat at the front of a M (More) |
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ICC set for first trial after charges confirmed against Congo militia leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed war crimes charges Monday against Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga , making Lubanga the first ICC defendant to face trial. As founder of the militant Union of Patriotic Congolese , Lubanga is (More) |
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Federal judge orders overcrowded Philadelphia jails returned to court oversight
A federal judge held late last week that overcrowded Philadelphia jails violate inmates' constitutional rights and therefore require court monitoring. The ruling from US District Judge R. Barclay Surrick came in response to a lawsuit filed last (More) |
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Dutch citizen extradited to US for Iraq crimes
The Netherlands Justice Ministry has extradited Dutch citizen Wasem al Delaema to the US for his role in attempted killings of US soldiers in Iraq during October 2003, according to the Ministry on Saturday. The extradition follows a ruling by the A (More) |
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Thailand constitution to be finished by July; martial law lifted in 41 provinces
The new constitution of Thailand will be finalized and ready to face a referendum by July 6, according to an announcement Friday from the Constitutional Drafting Committee. The 35-member committee began work on the document on Friday and project t (More) |
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Suspect in 1964 Mississippi civil rights killings arrested
Federal authorities arrested a Mississippi man Wednesday for the 1964 kidnapping and deaths of two black men in another reopened civil rights-era case [US News backgrounder]. James Ford Seale, now 71 years old, was originally arrested in 1964 on su (More) |
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Rights group urges investigation of child conscription in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is "complicit or willfully blind" to the child conscription efforts of the rebel group Karuna , according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report [text; press release] published Wednesday that alleges the government has helped Karu (More) |
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UK parliamentary panel calls for Guantanamo alternative, assails US
A UK House of Commons committee called Sunday for the British government to work with the United States to develop an alternative to the Guantanamo Bay prison and speed up its closure. The panel, seven of whose members visited the US facility in Se (More) |
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Europe rights court says Russian military tortured Chechen brothers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that two Chechen brothers were tortured by the Russian military during their 6-month detention in 2000 and awarded each brother €35,000 ($57,665) compensation. Adam and Arbi Chitayev, (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.
