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Escondido illegal immigration ordinance rightly blocked
Alan Mansfield : "On October 18, 2006 the City of Escondido adopted local Ordinance No. 2006-38R "Establishing Penalties for the Harboring of Illegal Aliens in the City of Escondido", finding that the state and federal government lacks (More) |
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Former Abu Ghraib commander repeats allegation that Rumsfeld ordered abuses
Former Abu Ghraib commander Janis Karpinski has repeated her claim that outgoing US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld personally ordered "making prisoners stand for long periods, sleep deprivation ... playing music at full volume" and s (More) |
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Cambodia genocide judges not yet agreed on trial rules
Officials with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said Saturday that a meeting of the tribunal's judges convened to consider Draft Internal Rules for pending genocide trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders had failed t (More) |
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UN committee urges Russia to probe Chechnya torture cases
The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) urged Russia Friday to investigate and prosecute what it called the "widespread use of torture" in Chechnya [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The human rights body cited "reliable reports&quo (More) |
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UK legal services bill would create independent complaints body
Legal services in the UK are set to be revolutionized after the British government Friday published a much-anticipated bill that would remove the right of the legal profession to regulate itself and would allow other businesses - such as banks and (More) |
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UN committee chides Belarus, Myanmar for human rights violations
The UN General Assembly's Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs approved draft resolutions Wednesday denouncing both Belarus and Myanmar (formerly Burma) for human rights violations. The Belarus resolution, introduced (More) |
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UN rights panel reports 'flagrant' breaches of international law in Mideast conflict
Israel's use of force during its 33-day standoff with Hezbollah in Lebanon was "excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate" in "flagrant violation" of international law, according to a report issued Tuesday by the UN Hum (More) |
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UN committee stymies resolution condemning Uzbekistan rights record
A draft UN General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Uzbekistan has been blocked in the General Assembly's Third Committee by a group of mainly developing nations that claim such resolutions are politically motivated. (More) |
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Rights groups call for Thai ex-PM to face crimes against humanity charges
Thai human rights groups have demanded that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra face charges for crimes against humanity relating to his rough anti-drug campaign. The Lawyers Council of Thailand and the National Human Rights Commission (More) |
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Chertoff says international law being used as 'rhetorical weapon' against US
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned the national convention of the conservative Federalist Society in a speech Friday that international law was increasingly being used as a "rhetorical weapon" against the United Sta (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.
