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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 2 September 2017
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Kenya's Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Friday to invalidate the recent presidential election. UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanma (More) |
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NGOs call for independent inquiry into Yemen rights violations
In an open letter addressed to representatives of the Member and Observer States of the United Nations Humans Rights Council , 56 national, regional and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) called for an "independent, international inq (More) |
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UNICEF: children in war torn countries have right to safe water
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) voiced its concerns on Tuesday regarding the lack of drinking water accessible to children in war torn countries. According to UNICEF, more than 180 million people are cut off from water in countries of conflict in (More) |
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London court rules UK arms export to Saudi Arabia can continue
London's High Court of Justice ruled Monday that the UK can continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) brought the suit on the grounds that the weapons have been used to violate International Humanitarian righ (More) |
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HRW accuses UAE of supporting human rights abuses in Yemen
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of backing "Yemeni forces that have arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, tortured, and abused dozens of people during security operations." According to HRW, the UAE clai (More) |
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The Galactic Empire: Lessons in Geopolitics from a "Galaxy Far, Far Away"
JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Lee discusses the applications of principles from the Star Wars film series to contemporary issues in international relations... In the ever-popular Star Wars series, the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance are pit (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds injunction blocking Trump's travel ban
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld an injunction against President Donald Trump's travel ban that targets six Muslim-majority countries. The ban, announced in March , was the second version of a travel prohibition pre (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Yemen to stop persecution of Bahá'í community
UN expert on freedom of religion Ahmed Shaheed stated on Monday that Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen must end harassment against the Bahá'í community in Sana'a. Shaheed's statement was prompted by reports of increased arbitrary arrests and det (More) |
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UN expert: Saudi Arabia anti-terrorism policies threaten rights
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson said Thursday that Saudi Arabia's anti-terrorism laws are too broad and post a threat to individual rights. He (More) |
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UN, World Bank form partnership to "build resilience" for the vulnerable
The United Nations (UN) and the World Bank announced a partnership on Saturday to build resilience for the most vulnerable of the world. This effort will focus on "reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing food security and sustaini (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
