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Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood legal for first time

June 7, 2011 12:34:07 PM

Egypt officially declared the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) legal Tuesday for the first time since the powerful political organization's inception nearly 80 years ago. An Egyptian elections commission approved the formation of the...

June 7, 2011 11:08:24 AM

Syrian and international human rights groups on Monday urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the hundreds of civilian deaths during protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad . The ICC prosecutor's office indicated it...

June 4, 2011 04:52:38 PM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed concern regarding the escalation of violence in Syria and called for end to the repression by security and military forces. Ban cited 70 deaths in the last week,...

June 1, 2011 09:08:55 AM

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted amnesty to political prisoners Tuesday including all members of the previously banned Muslim Brotherhood (MB) , according to a presidential decree published in Syrian state media....

May 11, 2011 03:29:30 PM

A UN rights official expressed concern Tuesday regarding humanitarian aid access to Syrian cities where armed forces have been trying to put down anti-government protests. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie...

May 7, 2011 08:00:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Syria to lift the siege on the town of Daraa and accused Syrian authorities of violating international law in attempting to quell protesters. Movement in and out of...

May 3, 2011 11:00:20 AM

Journalism rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday released its annual list of predators of press freedom , which included the heads of state of several countries in the Middle East and North Africa....

April 29, 2011 03:59:01 PM

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) , in an emergency special session on Friday, publicly condemned the violence used by Syrian authorities against peaceful protesters. Additionally, the council has immediately called for a full investigation of...

April 25, 2011 12:41:13 PM

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Monday for Syria to immediately halt the killings and violence against civilian protesters. The statement follows major condemnations of the Syrian government's excessive use of lethal force and...

April 24, 2011 02:39:42 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday requested that the United Nations (UN) begin an international inquiry into Syria's security forces after numerous civilians were fatally shot during peaceful anti-government protests earlier...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

UK parliament rejected J.S. Mill's proposal to give women the vote

On May 20, 1867, the British Parliament rejected by 196-73 an amendment to the 1867 Reform Act presented by John Stuart Mill that would have permitted women to vote. Review Mill's 1869 work The Subjection of Women.

Supreme Court applies Free Exercise Clause to state governments

On May 20, 1940, the United States Supreme Court held that the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment applied to state governments in Cantwell v. Connecticut under the incorporation doctrine, which applied the protections of the Bill of Rights to state governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Learn more about the Incorporation Doctrine from the Cornell Law Schools' Legal Information Institute.