HRW: pregnant and married African girls are being denied education
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Friday that millions of pregnant and married girls across Africa are being denied education due to discriminatory policies. More than 49 million girls in sub-Saharan African are out of primary...
UN rights committee: Ireland abortion law violates human rights
The UN Human Rights Committee found Monday that Ireland must remedy harm done to a woman in 2010, after denying her an abortion. Siobhán Whelan had to travel to the UK to receive medical care. Whelan...
India Supreme Court grants extension to move alcohol out of state
The India Supreme Court on Monday granted a two-month extension to liquor companies currently holding alcohol in the state of Bihar , directing them to transport all alcohol out of the state...
JURIST Guest Columnist Oday T. Mahmood, an S.J.D. candidate for 2019 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discusses needed legal and constitutional reforms in Iraq post Islamic State... In 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...
Victims of Rape and Law: How the Laws of the Arab World Protect Rapists, Not Victims
JURIST Guest Columnist Mais Haddad, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses laws in Arab countries that protect rapists and further oppress rape victims.... In the Arab world, women are under systematic discrimination socially, politically and economically. This discrimination is...
The Jordanian Cabinet on Sunday revoked Article 308 , a provision of Jordan's penal code which opponents said would allow rapists to avoid a jail term in return for marrying their victim for...
Is Hungary's approach to the refugee crisis a test of the European Union unity?
JURIST Guest Columnist Bettina Nemeth, a partner in LexMetis, discusses Hungary's approach to the refugee crisis. . . In June of 2015, the Secretary of Interior Dr. Sándor Pintér, filed a legislative bill in the Hungarian Parliament to overhaul the...
HRW: Iraq should increase protection for victims in proposed domestic violence bill
Human Rights Watch sent a letter and a memorandum to the speaker of the Iraqi parliament on Sunday with recommendations for amendments to a proposed domestic violence bill. HRW urged the Iraqi government to set penalties...
The Utah House of Representatives passed an alcohol reform bill on Friday aimed at removing what is referred to as the "Zion Curtain," a 7-foot-tall barrier, shielding children from watching drinks being mixed in restaurants. The bill, HB442...
Several militias operating in Iraq have been committing war crimes using weapons manufactured in 16 different countries, including the US, Russia, China and Iran, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Thursday. The report discusses [press...
