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Guatemala court: government must apologize for acts of genocide
May 15, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
A Guatemalan court on Monday ordered the government to apologize to the Ixil Maya, an indigenous people, for acts of genocide that were committed against them when former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was in power. Montt was found guilty on Friday of the genocide, torture and rape of 1,771 Ixil.... [more]
UN welcomes agreement between Serbia and Kosovo on EU membership
April 21, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Friday welcoming a landmark agreement between Serbia and Kosovo regarding membership in the European Union (EU) that he hopes will help bring stability to the Balkans. The agreement, negotiated in Brussels on Friday, states that both.... [more]
ACLU reacts to failure to read Boston bombing suspect his Miranda rights
April 21, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Saturday released a statement reacting to statements by federal officials that the recently apprehended Boston bombing suspect will not be read his Miranda rights before being interrogated. A US Department of Justice official announced on Friday that.... [more]
India Supreme Court upholds death penalty for convicted terrorist
April 14, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
The Supreme Court of India on Sunday upheld a death penalty sentence against Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, a convicted terrorist. This ruling allows the Indian government to continue a trend toward use of execution that began in November after a de facto moratorium on its use since 2004. The.... [more]
US to notify Guantanamo prisoners' lawyers of force-feeding
April 14, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
Lawyers for prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay said on Monday that the US government has started to notify them when their clients participating in a hunger strike are being force-fed. The hunger strike, which has been ongoing since February, is a protest against indefinite detainment and the.... [more]
Montreal police arrest 279 protesters
April 7, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
The Montreal Police on Friday arrested 279 protestors at an allegedly illegal demonstration aimed at protesting police tactics. The protesters were speaking out against Montreal's Municipal Bylaw P-6, which allows the police to declare illegal any demonstration where participants failed to.... [more]
Egypt court dismisses lawsuit against popular satirist
April 7, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit against popular satirist Bassem Youssef, stating that the Islamist lawyer who brought the suit did not have standing. The lawyer, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, filed the complaint earlier this week agai....... [more]
Kenya Supreme Court upholds presidential election results
March 31, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
Kenya's Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that the results of the country's presidential election earlier this month are valid, confirming that Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, will be the next president. The unanimous verdict by the court stated that the.... [more]
Federal court rules Missouri law unconstitutionally restricts prisoner right to marry
March 24, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
The US District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Thursday ruled that a law requiring a couple applying for a marriage license to sign it in the presence of the recorder of deeds is unconstitutional. The law was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of five.... [more]
HRW: Pakistan should hold Musharraf accountable for human rights abuses
March 24, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday said that Pakistan should hold former military ruler Pervez Musharraf accountable for alleged human rights abuses upon his return to the country. Musharraf is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday to be a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, ending.... [more]
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