Greece lawmakers approve DNA database and surveillance camera law
The Greek Parliament voted Wednesday to approve legislation that would create a DNA database and allow the use of surveillance cameras in fighting crime. The measure, supported by the ruling conservative New Democracy [party website,...
Hossein Rassam, a chief political analyst working for the British Embassy in Iran , has been charged with "acting against the national security," his lawyer said Saturday. Rassam was one of nine Iranian employees of the British Embassy...
Greece judges order officers to stand trial for killing that sparked protests
A Greek council of judges in Athens on Friday ordered two police officers to stand trial for the murder of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos that sparked violent protests in December. Officer Epameinonta Korkonea, who is accused of shooting...
UK government publishes controversial bill outlawing various forms of discrimination
The UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) on Monday published a controversial Equality Bill that seeks to eliminate gender, racial, age, and other forms of discrimination. The bill, which was introduced into the House of...
Rights group urges Greece to investigate alleged police abuses in wake of riots
Greek authorities are not doing enough to ensure that the nation's police respect human rights, according to a Monday briefing from Amnesty International (AI) urging the government to investigate and address "long-standing problems...
Greece to reorganize police force in wake of violent protests
The Greek government announced Monday that it will seek to overhaul its police force in the wake of the December riots and last week's vandalism . The Greek Interior Ministry has enlisted...
Officials from the UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) introduced a new equality bill Thursday designed to combat discrimination based on age or gender. Equalities Minister Harriet Harman told the House...
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern, Assistant Professor of Law at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY, discusses the evolution of rule of law challenges in Iraq post-2003 and proposes new criteria for achieving and assessing Iraq's status as a...
A British immigration judge Wednesday adjourned a hearing after a lawyer in his courtroom refused to remove her Muslim niqab despite being ordered to by the judge because he claimed he could not hear her speak. Shabnam...
UK racial equality head appeals for honest debate in Muslim veil controversy
Trevor Phillips , chairman of the UK Commission for Racial Equality , warned Sunday that if communication about social differences does not improve in Britain, riots could erupt there in the wake of a religious dress [JURIST...
