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The Rise and Fall of Civil Liberties in Afghanistan: The Redaction of Womens' Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Susan Farooqi of St. John's University School of Law discusses the regression in womens' rights in Afghanistan in recent decades... When we think of women in Afghanistan, we often assume that they are oppressed, and recall (More)
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion, misbehavior before enemy
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty on Monday to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Appearing before a military judge in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Bergdahl said that understood that his actions violated the law. Bergdahl walked off his (More)
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf declared a fugitive
A Pakistan anti-terrorism court declared former president and army general Pervez Musharraf a fugitive from the law on Thursday concerning the assassination of former prime minister, and first female leader in the Muslim world, Benazir Bhutto . The (More)
UN: Afghanistan village attacks 'may amount to war crimes'
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a special report on Sunday detailing the human rights violations committed during attacks on the Mirza Olang village earlier this month. During the three-day event, Taliban and local Islami (More)
UN report condemns increase in civilian deaths in Afghanistan
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report Monday condemning an increase in civilian deaths in Afghanistan during the first half of 2017. Although there was an overall decrease in civilian casualties in the first six months (More)
ICJ to hear case of India man sentenced for spying on Pakistan
The International Court of Justice on Wenesday scheduled a public hearing to resolve a dispute over an Indian man accused of spying after receiving notice from Indian officials that a Pakistani military court has sentenced the man to death . Kulbh (More)
Pakistan military court sentences India naval officer to death
A Pakistani military court on Monday sentenced Kulbushan Jadhav [The Hindu backgrounder], an Indian naval officer who was detained in Pakistan for the past year, to death. The court handed down [Times of India report] the death sentence after findin (More)
UK court reduces sentence of marine who killed injured militant
The UK Court Martial Appeal Court on Tuesday reduced the sentence of former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who was convicted of killing an injured Taliban militant in Afghanistan in 2011. His murder conviction that carried a sentence of life imp (More)
Bergdahl lawyers file motion to dismiss after remarks by President Trump
Lawyers for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl filed a motion to dismiss on Thursday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces . The defense attorneys claim that President Trump's statements during the campaign trail that Bergdahl is a traitor (More)
Self-Defense Against Terrorists: How Long and How Far?
JURIST Guest Columnist Laurie Blank, Emory Law School, discusses the recent airstrikes against al Qaeda targets in Yemen, and how self-defense raises questions in US response against al Qaeda... Last week's sustained campaign of airstrikes against al (More)
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