Protests in Syria began as candlelight vigils in early February 2011, a sympathetic response to the escalating rebellion in Egypt. HRW released the first reports of violence against demonstrators on February 9, 2011, and stated that Syrian activists were urging...
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Today, there are 32 states in the US that require voters to present identification at the polls in order to vote, including 17 states that have passed laws requiring a photo ID. Voter ID laws have become increasingly controversial as...
The US Department of Treasury (DOT) announced on Tuesday that it will delay enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) employer mandate for businesses with 50 or more full-time employees...
Chinese Government's Oppressive Policies Draw Ire from the Public
JURIST Guest Columnist Phelim Kine, Senior Researcher of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch, says that the increasing public challenges to the Chinese government's authority will only continue until its policies reflect a basic respect for human rights and...
The Local and International Plight of Workers' Rights in Nicaragua
JURIST Senior Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, posits that human rights violations taking place in rural, economically disadvantaged communities are most likely to be reconciled through the harmonization of corporations and the locality...
Kansas appeals order to block law defunding Planned Parenthood
The state of Kansas on Wednesday filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal judge's ruling that blocks a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) ...
Federal judge blocks Kansas law defunding of Planned Parenthood
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas Monday blocked a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) from receiving federal funding....