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Egypt bans human rights lawyer from departing
The Egyptian government prohibited a prominent human rights lawyer from leaving the country on Thursday. Negad Borai, the lawyer who runs the United Group for Law intended to visit family in Jordan when airport authorities prevented him from board (More) |
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Gambia president files injunction to bar swearing in of president-elect
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Thursday filed for an injunction asking the Supreme Court to bar the swearing-in of president-elect, Adama Barrow . Barrow's office responded to the injunction request with a statement that Jammeh could not exceed (More) |
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Kentucky lawmakers approve right-to-work law, abortion restrictions
The Republican-controlled Kentucky legislature passed a series of controversial bills on Saturday, including right-to-work legislation and abortion restrictions, amid massive public protests. Among other things, House Bill 1 prohibits government em (More) |
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UN to assess human rights situation in Myanmar
The UN announced on Friday that Yanghee Lee , the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, will travel to the country to assess the human rights situation following concerns over the safety of refugees in Kachin State and reports of increased violence in (More) |
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Switzerland court rules for FIFA in suit over Qatar migrant workers
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) said Friday that the Commercial Court of Zurich has rejected a lawsuit by labor unions over picking Qatar as the 2022 World Cup host . The claim was brought by the Dutch trade union FNV, (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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Ohio governor vetoes 'heartbeat bill,' signs 20-week abortion ban
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a 20-week gestation limit for abortions into law Tuesday, while also vetoing the "Heartbeat Bill" , which would have banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable. The Ohio Legislature had passed the bill (More) |
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UN calls on China to investigate disappearance of human rights lawyer
A group of UN human rights experts called on the Chinese government Tuesday to investigate the disappearance of a prominent human rights lawyer. Jiang Tianyong has been missing since November 21, after he visited the family of another human rights l (More) |
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Supreme Court rules double jeopardy clause allows retrial for inconsistent verdicts
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Bravo-Fernandez v. US that the double jeopardy clause does not bar the government from retrying defendants after a jury has returned inconsistent verdicts and the convictions are later vacated due to legal er (More) |
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Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for former president Musharraf
The Balochistan High Court issued an arrest warrant Monday for former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf . Musharraf is accused of involvement with the murder of former Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in a military operation in (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.
