HRW: Egypt security forces systematically torture political detainees
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that security forces under the administration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have systematically used torture methods against political detainees that likely amount to crimes against humanity. According to the...
US Attorney General threatens prosecution for leaking sensitive government information
At a Department of Justice (DOJ) briefing on Friday Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned the "staggering number of leaks" of "sensitive government information" and threatened to investigate and prosecute anyone who carries out...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona found former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt on Monday. The court found Arpaio did not comply with a court order...
Pakistan Prime Minister resigns after Supreme Court disqualification
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned from office on Friday after the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a unanimous ruling , earlier the same day, disqualifying him from office. Sharif was before...
Venezuela holds unofficial referendum on constitutional rewrite
The Venezuela government's opposition opened polls Sunday over President Nicolas Maduro's call to rewrite the constitution . Many have accused Maduro's plan to be undemocratic and a way to suppress the months of anti-government protests against his...
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld Wisconsin's right to work law on Wednesday. This law says that unions cannot force workers to "ecome or remain a member...
The Galactic Empire: Lessons in Geopolitics from a "Galaxy Far, Far Away"
JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Lee discusses the applications of principles from the Star Wars film series to contemporary issues in international relations... In the ever-popular Star Wars series, the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance are pitted against the Sith and...
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega died late Monday night at the age of 83. President Juan Carlos Varela announced his death saying, "The death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history; his daughters...
The Nevada Senate voted 11-10 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would allow terminally ill patients the option to end their life. The bill would allow, but does not require, doctors to prescribe [USA...
Sweden's Director of Public Prosecution, Marianne Ny, dropped the preliminary investigation of rape charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday. The decision was made on the grounds that in order to continue with court proceedings,...
