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UN commission criticizes Mexico authorities for widespread disappearances
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances published a report Friday detailing concluding observations on the large number of recent disappearances in Mexico. The report indicated that authorities are often involved in enforcing the disappearanc (More) |
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UK enacts strict anti-terror legislation
The UK on Friday enacted anti-terror legislation to help combat terrorism by curbing the number of British citizens joining Islamic State (IS) and other militant groups in Iraq and Syria. The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act [HL Bill 75, PDF] expa (More) |
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Iran urged to halt execution of juvenile offender
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Iran to halt the execution of Saman Naseem, a man jailed as a teen and sentenced to death for "enmity against God" and "corruption on earth." Naseem was arrested in July 2011 following a battle between (More) |
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California suit aims to permit doctor-assisted suicide
Cancer patient Christie White and five physicians in California filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday challenging a state ban on physician-assisted suicide for mentally competent terminally ill patients. The suit alle (More) |
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Impunity in the DRC: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
JURIST Guest Columnists Stefaan Smis, Derek Inman and Pacifique Muhindo of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, discuss the violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Democratic Republic of Congo and urge for the change in national prior (More) |
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UN calls for immediate action to end use of child soldiers
The UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG-CAAC) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a joint press release detailing the adverse effects increasingly brutal and int (More) |
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Amnesty condems EU response to migrant deaths at sea
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized the EU's failure to prevent migrant casualties at sea. The statement comes amid reports that as many as 300 migrants may have died off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa Monday while att (More) |
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UN rights report illustrates 'bleak picture' of Libya in 2014
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Tuesday that a report , produced jointly with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) , "paints a bleak picture" of the human rights situation in Libya during (More) |
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Nepal forms commissions to probe war crimes
Nepal created two commissions Tuesday to investigate allegations of war crimes and disappearances that occurred during the nation's 10-year civil war, said Nepali Law Minister Narahari Acharya . The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, will investig (More) |
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UK lawmakers urge government to take action against growing anti-Semitism
British lawmakers stated in a report on Monday that the country needs to take action against a rise in anti-Semitism throughout the country. The All-Party Parliamentary found in particular that there has been a growth of "cyber hate" on various so (More) |
France resumes nuclear testing in Polynesia
On June 13, 1995, France announced that it would resume nuclear testing in French Polynesia. France signed in 1996 signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, after widespread protests ensued following the resumed tests.
