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Judge in USS Cole bombing case to set trial for 2018
The judge presiding over the USS Cole bombing case, US Air Force Col. Vance Spath, said Wednesday that he plans to set a 2018 trial date for the case. The judge stated that he anticipates that it will take months to seat a jury. He stressed the impo (More)
Federal judges in Hawaii, Maryland temporarily block Trump's travel ban
Two federal judges—one in Maryland on Thursday and another in Hawaii on Wednesday—issued temporary restraining orders [Hawaii order, PDF; Maryland order] against President Donald Trump's new 90-day travel ban . Finding that the state ha (More)
UN rights expert urges accountability in South Sudan
The Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said Tuesday that there is a need to establish courts and bring prosecutions against those who have committed rights abuses. Yasmin Sooka stated that action must be taken or the interna (More)
President Trump's Revised Travel Ban: The Underlying Problem of Religious Discrimination Remains
JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall University School of Law discusses President Trump's travel order revision...In effort to stave off legal challenges to his initial Executive Order (EO) banning travel by nationals of seven predomi (More)
Europe rights court finds against terror suspect over deprivation of UK citizenship
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled [decision; press release] Thursday against a Sudanese man who was challenging the deprivation of his UK citizenship. The man was born in Sudan and had become a naturalized citizen of the UK in 2000. B (More)
DOJ withdraws appeal on previous immigration order
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday withdrew its appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding a challenge to President Donald Trump's previous executive order on immigration. The move comes after Trump signed a new (More)
Human rights groups condemn execution of 15 in Jordan
In response to the mass execution of 15 people in Jordan on Saturday, several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) , condemned the hanging as being secretive and conducted "without transparency. This mass execution was largest e (More)
HRW: US should investigate civilian deaths in Yemen raid
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the United States to investigate the January 2017 US raid on Al-Qaeda that resulted in the deaths of at least 14 people. US special forces conducted an intelligence-gathering raid on the small Yemen town (More)
UN rights expert urges Sudan government to protect civilians in Darfur
UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan Aristide Nononsi on Wednesday called for the Sudanese government to protect civilian rights in Darfur . Since 2003 the region has faced civil unrest from conflict between the gove (More)
UN rights experts urge independent investigation in South Sudan
The three-member UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan called Friday for the establishment of an independent system to investigate violations in South Sudan. The establishment of the system would help with the integration of the hybrid court, (More)
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