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UN SG urges nations to enforce ICC decisions
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged nations around the globe to carry out the rulings made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder]. Speaking before 500 high-level officials at a ceremony fo (More) |
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ICC should increase efforts to bring war criminals to justice: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] on Monday to improve its impact and stimulate cooperation amongst the international community as the court enters its second decade. HRW (More) |
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UN rights chief urges South Sudan to reverse expulsion of human rights officer
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged South Sudan to reverse an expulsion order against a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) staff member, claiming the government has given no good reason to support the order. Pillay s (More) |
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HRW: Abused migrant women fear deportation from Belgium
Fear of deportation prevents many migrant women in Belgium from seeking necessary protection from domestic violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday. The 57-page report, entitled "'The Law was Against Me': Migrant Women's (More) |
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South Sudan urged to abolish death penalty
Amnesty International (AI) and several other international human rights groups on Monday urged South Sudan to join the majority of UN members that have abolished the death penalty . In particular, the groups recommended that the country abandon th (More) |
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UN denounces South Sudan decision to expel human rights investigator
The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday reported that the Government of the Republic of South Sudan has expelled a UN human rights investigator from the country. South Sudan reportedly ejected UN officer Sandra Beidas for alleg (More) |
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UN rights office urges Sudan to investigate ambush on convoy
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday called on Sudanese authorities to investigate an attack on one of its convoys on Wednesday, resulting in the death of one African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAM (More) |
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UN rights experts urge states to repeal criminal adultery laws
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women on Thursday urged governments around the world to repeal laws that criminalize adultery and give rise to severe penalties which include flogging, death by stoning and hanging. While the working (More) |
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UN Security Council urged to strengthen relationship with ICC
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday argued that justice suffers from the weak relationship between the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the inconsistency of referrals. HRW urged the Security Council to address th (More) |
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UK court allows accused Sudanese war criminal to remain in country
A UK immigration tribunal has ruled that man who says he was paid to kill civilians in Sudan [BBC Backgrounder; JURIST news archive] may remain in the UK indefinitely. The 27-year-old man, whose identity has not been revealed, is being allowed to re (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
