HRW calls for fair adjudication in trial of former Ivory Coast first lady
Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed confidence on Monday that former first lady Simone Gbagbo's upcoming trial in Ivory Coast for crimes against humanity could be a "pivotal moment for justice." HRW also warned that if the...
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . The lawsuit challenged the FDA's authority to approve genetically modified animals for use as food. In November the FDA approved [WSJ...
Federal appeals court rules Somali pirate cannot withdraw plea deal
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Somali man convicted of piracy cannot withdraw his plea deal . Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was the sole surviving pirate suspect from the...
When in Doubt, Sit Them Out: NFL Concussions and the Need for Federal Regulation
JURIST Guest Columnist Alyssa Lebron of St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016 is the seventh author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Lebron discusses the long-term effects...
US Department of Education: transgender student can access locker room
The US Department of Education ruled on Monday that the Palatine Township School District 211 in Illinois violated federal law when it refused to provide gender-appropriate locker rooms for a transgender student. In December 2013 the American...
UN rights chief calls for peacekeeper criminal accountability
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for increased accountability for criminal acts by international peacekeepers. While recognizing the gradual positive security developments over the past year, Zeid stressed...
UN: France soldier accused of sex abuse in Central African Republic
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein announced Thursday that UN workers were informed on August 30 that a teenage girl in the Central African Republic (CAR) was allegedly sexually...
Testimony began Tuesday in a criminal defamation lawsuit brought on by the Thai Royal Navy against the website Phuketwan over a report it published claiming the military ignored refugee trafficking from Myanmar in exchange for monetary bribes....
Egypt's chief prosecutor, Hisham Barakat , was killed Monday in Cairo by a car bomb attack on his convoy. Barakat's vehicle was attacked by a car outfitted with explosives that was remotely detonated when...
Burundi opposition leader says presidential elections must be held by August
Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa on Saturday said that a presidential election must be held by August so that a newly elected government is in place by the time current president Pierre Nkurunziza's term ends...
