Jurist
DONATE NOW
  • News ▾
    • All Legal News
    • US Legal News
    • World Legal News
    • This Day @ Law
  • Dispatches ▾
    • All Dispatches
    • Afghanistan
    • Canada
    • EU
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • UK
    • Ukraine
    • US
  • Commentary ▾
    • All Commentary
    • Faculty Commentary
    • Professional Commentary
    • Student Commentary
    • Interviews
  • Features ▾
    • All Features
    • Explainers
    • Long Reads
    • Multimedia
  • Topics
  • Rule of Law ▾
    • Materials
    • Podcasts
  • About ▾
    • FAQ
    • Staff
    • Awards
    • Apply
    • Journalist in Residence
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
  • Donate ▾
    • Why Support JURIST?
    • Donate
    • Honor Roll
News HRW: detainees tortured in Ethiopia’s Maekelawi detention center
HRW: detainees tortured in Ethiopia’s Maekelawi detention center
Jason Kellam
October 18, 2013 02:38:57 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday that Ethiopian police investigators routinely use torture and other coercive methods to obtain statements and confessions from detainees in Addis Ababa's Maekelawi detention center. The Maekelawi detention center is...

READ MORE ▸
    Law students to join jurist
    GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
    LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
    Latest DISPATCHES
    SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears skeptical of TikTok’s First Amendment claims, but may wait for Trump

    SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears skeptical of TikTok’s First Amendment claims, but may wait for Trump

    Ghana dispatch: December elections were a protest vote against NPP government

    Ghana dispatch: December elections were a protest vote against NPP government

    Latest COMMENTARY
    Honoring JURIST’s Publisher Emeritus: The Art of Personal Impact in Global Legal Education

    Honoring JURIST’s Publisher Emeritus: The Art of Personal Impact in Global Legal Education

    by Professor Ronald A. Brand | University of Pittsburgh School of Law
    Israel’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Science and Law-Based Assessment

    Israel’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Science and Law-Based Assessment

    by Professor Louis Rene Beres l Purdue University
    Latest FEATURES
    Interview: ‘Not A Far-Off Goal’ — Palestinian Scholar Salman Abu-Sitta on the Right of Return

    Interview: ‘Not A Far-Off Goal’ — Palestinian Scholar Salman Abu-Sitta on the Right of Return

    Explainer: How a French Rape Trial Verdict Has Spurred a National Reckoning on Consent Laws

    Explainer: How a French Rape Trial Verdict Has Spurred a National Reckoning on Consent Laws

    THIS DAY @ LAW

    World War I peace conference begins

    On January 18, 1919, the World War I Paris Peace Conference began in Versailles, France. The negotiations lasted six months before producing the Treaty of Versailles, which redrew the borders of Europe and created the League of Nations.

    Daniel Webster born

    On January 18, 1782, lawyer and orator Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire. Learn more about Webster's life and career.

    Jurist
    Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
    Copyright © 2025, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
    JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh