Bahrain’s justice ministry filed a lawsuit on Monday to dissolve an opposition group because of its threat to security. According to the ministry, the National Democratic Action Society, or Waad, had committed serious violations contrary to the rule of law. The ministry also attests that Ward supports terrorism and sanctions violence by glorifying individuals convicted [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law discusses the recent executive order banning individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries, and the effects of US Customs and Border Protection officials’ perpetuation of harassment at US airports… Ever since President Trump signed an executive order banning individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries, reports of harassment [...]

Hearings began on Monday in a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) , with Ukraine asking the ICJ to bar Russia from “any action which might aggravate” the contentious border conflict between the two nations. Ukraine’s filing that started the proceedings alleges that Russia has subjected Ukraine to “increasing degrees of pressure and [...]

The US State Department on Friday released its annual report on the current human rights situation across the world. This report has been published annually since the mid-1970s and has usually been accompanied by a press conference, though current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chose to write a short foreword to the report in lieu [...]

In response to the mass execution of 15 people in Jordan on Saturday, several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) , condemned the hanging as being secretive and conducted “without transparency. This mass execution was largest ever in one day in Jordan’s history. Samah Hadid, deputy director of AI’s regional office in Beirut, called [...]

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday rebuffed calls for international judges to participate in the country’s war crimes tribunals. The president, who has been suspicious of war crimes allegations raised by the Tamil Tigers , has stated that any war crimes tribunal will be an internal process to bring peace to the country. He [...]

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz called Friday for the US to adopt a consistent approach to indigenous land rights in pipeline projects. The Special Rapporteur was concerned about how indigenous peoples were not fully consulted on the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), leaving them with disruptions to their land. She [...]

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 , which was passed by the House by a 58-10 vote and awaiting Utah Senate approval, aims [...]

Facebook settled a class-action lawsuit levied against it on Wednesday for its prior practice of scanning private messages to aid in ads. A motion was filed on Wednesday, subject to court approval, for declaratory and injunctive relief, though it does not discuss specific monetary awards. In pertinent part, the motion states “he settlement achieves significant [...]

The Kentucky House of Representatives on Friday voted 56-39 in favor of allowing charter schools in the state for the first time. House Bill 520, supported by Governor Matt Bevin and amended by Representative Phil Moffett , allows local school boards and the mayors of Lexington and Louisville to approve charter schools. The bill was [...]