A UN human rights panel report released Tuesday suggests that parties to the armed conflict in Yemen have been perpetuating crimes under international law . The Group of International and Regional Eminent Experts on Yemen was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor and report on the human rights situation in the country [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that photographs of detainees taken by US military personnel can be withheld from release. In 2003 the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the release of photographs depicting torture at military detention facilities in [...]
UN Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy said Wednesday that sanctions against Iran must be just and not harmful to innocent citizens. The sanctions reimposed earlier this month by US President Donald Trump are “destroying the economy and currency of Iran, driving millions of people into poverty and making imported goods affordable,” stressed the UN expert. Jazairy stated: [...]
UN human rights experts expressed concern in a report Thursday that workers decontaminating the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan are at grave risk of exploitation. Tens of thousands of workers have been recruited over the past seven years since the disaster, including migrants, asylum seekers and homeless individuals. The report states: The people most [...]
The West Virginia House of Delegates voted on Monday to impeach all remaining state Supreme Court justices. The House voted to adopt 11 of 14 proposed Articles of Impeachment previously approved by the House Judiciary Committee. The articles outlined the actions of each current justice, mentioning Justice Allen Loughry in seven, Justice Robin Davis in [...]
Several leaders of the outlawed Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to life in prison on Sunday by the Cairo Criminal Court on charges of incitement to murder and violence. Among the sentenced, include head Mohamed Badie, Mohamed al-Beltagi and Essam al-Erian. Badie and other prominent leaders of the party were previously convicted and sentenced to life [...]
Amnesty International (AI) responded to the arrest of prominent human rights defender Mohammed al-Bajadi in Saudi Arabia on Friday, pointing out the arrest as continuation of the country’s crack down on human rights. Mohammed al-Bajadi founded the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), which was shut down by Saudi authorities after its continued campaigns [...]
The Indonesian Parliament unanimously approved a new anti-terrorism law on Friday that will grant the military direct involvement in various counter-terrorism operations. The updated legislation comes as a possible solution following a slew of suicide bombings recently in Surabaya by individuals tied to the Islamic State. President Joko Widodo stated that the involvement of the [...]
The US Supreme Court added an additional four new cases to its docket on Monday, ranging from preemption of a state ban on uranium mining to allowing for attorney’s fees in social security claimants’ cases. In Virginia Uranium v. Warren , the court agreed to decide when federal law trumps state law in terms of [...]
The Trump administration announced its support on Friday to move forward with the proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would ban Planned Parenthood and similar organizations from receiving federal family planning funds that they currently receive through Title X . The statement provides that, This important proposal would ensure [...]
