Iraq human rights report [UNAMI] News
Iraq human rights report [UNAMI]

Human Rights in Iraq, 1 May-30 June 2006, United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, May 23, 2006 [bimonthly report expressing concern over the increasing number of civilian casualties at the hands of terrorists, insurgents, militias and criminal groups and urging the government to immediately dismantle criminal groups and armed Shiite militias that are often accused of serious human rights violations]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Chief Justice Taft resigned

On February 3, 1930, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, resigned from the United States Supreme Court for health reasons. He died 5 weeks later. Learn more about the life and career(s) of William Howard Taft and review his complex medical history.

Last execution in Australia

On February 3, 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last person executed in Australia. He was hanged in Pentridge Prison in Melbourne for killing a guard during an escape attempt. Belief in Ryan's innocence led to protests across the country, culminating in the Death Penalty Abolition Act of 1973. The Last Man Hanged, a documentary about the execution of Ronald Ryan, was released in 1993.