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Ukraine lawmakers approve bill to ban sexual orientation discrimination
The Ukrainian Parliament approved legislation Thursday to protect individuals from sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace, removing the last barrier to EU visa-free travel into the country. The bill failed several times [Kiev Post repor (More) |
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Focus on Europe Neglects the Syrian Refugee Crisis
JURIST Guest Columnist Tendayi Achiume of UCLA School of Law discusses how the media's disproportionate focus on the European dimensions of the plight of Syrian refugees...For four years, much of the world has ignored the Syrian refugee crisis. In li (More) |
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Meshal v. Higgenbotham: Do All Lives Really Matter To Our Courts?
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin G. Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law discusses the recent decision in Meshal v. Higgenbotham... In the Meshal decision on Friday, October 23, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit found (as di (More) |
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HRW: Egypt has prevented hundreds of people from leaving country
Egypt has prevented hundreds of individuals from leaving the country over the past year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Sunday. The government has reportedly denied permission to political leaders, youth activists, people associated with nongov (More) |
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Saudi Arabia top court confirms death sentence of Shiite Muslim Cleric
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Shiite Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was found guilty of sedition and other charges following his involvement in the 2011 Arab Spring Movement. Nimr's brother made the announceme (More) |
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Saudi activist sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Saudi activist was sentenced to 10 years in prison and banned from traveling abroad for an additional 10 years, a human rights lawyer said Tuesday. Abdel-Karim al-Khadar, a professor of Islamic studies from Qassim who was arrested in April 2013, w (More) |
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1951 Refugee Convention: Moral Aspiration or Legal Obligation?
JURIST Guest Columnist Karla McKanders of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Law discusses the European refugee crisis... "They are people in genuine need of our protection. There is no wall you would not climb, no sea you would not c (More) |
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US resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba
The US on Monday completed the re-opening of diplomatic ties with Cuba by converting the standing US Interests Section into the US Embassy Havana . The re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba was first announced by Preside (More) |
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US and Cuba to reopen embassies
US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the US and Cuba will reopen embassies in each other's capital cities, after 54 years of severed diplomatic relations. Obama said US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Havana this summer (More) |
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US drops Cuba from terrorism list
The US government on Friday formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as a positive step toward restoring Cuba-US diplomatic relations. US President Barack Obama said in April that he would drop Cuba from the list. In Dece (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.
