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UN urges Trump not to reinstate torture policies
Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, on Monday urged US President Donald Trump not to reinstate torture policies. Melzer referenced the 2014 US Senate Intelligence Committee Report , which stated that the Central Intelligence Agency' (More) |
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17 state AGs denounce Trump immigration order
The attorneys general of 16 states, plus the District of Columbia, issued a joint statement on Sunday calling US President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration "un-American." The attorneys general pledged to "work together to ensure the (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Trump executive order on immigration restrictions the day after signing
The US District Court for the Eastern District of NY in an emergency ruling Saturday stayed the execution, until further notice, of an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump , which would restrict access to the US for visa holders and r (More) |
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Report highlights connection between social inequality, corruption and rise of populism
There is a strong correlation between corruption and social exclusion worldwide, Transparency International (TI) argued in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index released Wednesday. However, TI is careful to note that correlation is not the same (More) |
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UN rights expert praises US decision to lift sanctions on Sudan
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy on Thursday praised US President Barack Obama's recent decision to lift all US sanctions on Sudan. He noted that he decision acknowledges the fact that the Sudane (More) |
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UN: hundreds raped, killed in South Sudan by military groups in violent July
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported on Tuesday that a violent period in July 2016 left hundreds of civilians dead, along with more than 200 incidents of sexual assault. The report details violence that occurred between July 8 and July 1 (More) |
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UN Security Council decides against arms embargo for South Sudan
On Friday the United Nations Security Council failed to pass a resolution, which would have imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan with a vote of 7-0 with 8 abstentions. The resolution would have instituted an arms ban on the country as well as im (More) |
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UN rights chief: South Sudan 'teetering on brink of disaster'
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warned Wednesday that South Sudan "teeters on the brink of a disaster." Speaking before the Human Rights Council Special Session on South Sudan , Zeid called for urgent action. "The highes (More) |
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UN commission: ethnic cleansing underway in South Sudan
A UN commission on human rights in South Sudan warned Thursday that ethnic cleansing is taking place in some areas of the country. Chairwoman for the commission, Yasmin Sooka, said, "here is already a steady process of ethnic cleansing underway in s (More) |
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Fatal Attraction—The International Criminal Court and Politics
JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane of Syracuse University College of Law discusses the need for the International Criminal Court to utilize politics to ensure its future...Several years ago, I gave a speech where I stated that prosecutor who does (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
