The Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRCP) released a statement Tuesday concerning “state machinery” stopping the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party (led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan) from participating in political activities. The Council denounced the move as being a “fundamental violation of human rights” as leaders and members of the party are being [...]
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Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are filing for JURIST on the latest developments in that country as it defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, Kyiv-based lawyer and University of Pittsburgh LLM graduate Yaroslav Pavliuk reports. As Ukraine enters the eighth week of Russian military aggression, the cost of the war rises dramatically. In [...]
Joe Biden has won states worth 306 Electoral College votes, 36 more than the 270 needed to win, and received in excess of 5 million more popular votes than Donald Trump. Yet Trump insists the election was stolen from him and he is the victor. Trump started attacking the election months before it happened. He [...]
Poland ex-intelligence head faces charges for involvement in secret CIA prison
The former head of the Polish Intelligence Agency may face charges for his assistance of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in operating a secret prison in Poland. Zbigniew Siemiatkowski told a Polish newspaper...
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg on Monday urged Lithuania, Poland and Romania to investigate the roles their governments played in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ...
WikiLeaks on Sunday began publishing The Guantanamo Files , a collection of more than 700 classified documents relating to the evidence and treatment of almost all detainees held at Guantanamo Bay between 2002 and...
Advocacy group files suit against NYC over Cordoba House Islamic center
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) , seeking to overturn its decision to allow the Cordoba...
Disagreements over definition of 'terrorist' complicating US prosecutions: study
Only about one out of every four individuals charged with terrorist activities has been prosecuted because federal agencies do not agree on what constitutes a terrorist, according to a study released Sunday by the Transactional Records...
FBI director reports on terrorism interrogations at Senate Judiciary hearing
FBI Director Robert Mueller addressed the FBI's role in leading the new specialized interrogation group to question top terrorist suspects as well as many other topics in a wide ranging oversight hearing before the...
Michigan town residents oppose Guantanamo detainees in local prison
Residents of Standish, Michigan, held a town meeting Thursday to protest the possible transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the state prison in the town. The town meeting was organized by local citizens and centered around...