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First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Kenya report connects president, VP to post-election violence

[JURIST] A report [text, PDF] released Tuesday by the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) [advocacy website] names President Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and Vice President William Ruto [JURIST report] as having ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, William Ruto, Kenya

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Malaysia authorities seize newspapers, detain opposition activists

[JURIST] The Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs [official website, in Malay] on Thursday seized [press release, in Malay] more than 2,500 copies of newspapers published by opposition parties. The Ministry states that the seized newspapers were sold in ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, Anti-Government

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Egypt court acquits police officers accused of killing protester

Alison Sacriponte at 11:39 AM ET[JURIST] The North Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted seven police officers accused of killing a protester and injuring 11 others during the January 2011 revolution. The public prosecution had charged these seven ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Egypt, Police, Shura Council, Protesters, judges

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Japan lawmakers approve international child abduction treaty

[JURIST] The Japanese parliament [official website, in Japanese] approved a bill on Wednesday adopting the Hague convention on resolving cross-border abductions of children. Parliament unanimously passed [BBC report] the treaty in response to international ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, Child Abduction, Custody, Abduction, Yukio Edano

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan court refuses bail to Musharraf over detention of judges

[JURIST] A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) refused Wednesday to grant bail to former president Pervez Musharraf [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] over the detention of judges in 2007 when he imposed emergency rule. Musharraf has been detained since ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Pervez Musharraf, Bail, Pakistan, judges, Custody

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

UK House of Commons approves same-sex marriage bill

Theresa Donovan at 8:37 AM ET[JURIST] The House of Commons of the UK Parliament [official websites] voted 366-161 on Tuesday to approve the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill [HC Bill 3]. The legislation was introduced in January [JURIST report] and will ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 22 2013]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Homosexuality, United Kingdom

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe president signs new constitution into law

[JURIST] Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday signed the country's new constitution [text] into law, clearing the path to pivotal elections later this year. The new constitution limits future presidents to two ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 22 2013]

Entities: Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Elections, Human Rights, Morgan Tsvangirai

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform bill

[JURIST] The Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] on Tuesday approved S. 744 [text], an immigration reform bill. The bill, entitled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, is intended to help create a 13-year ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 22 2013]

Entities: Immigration, John McCain, Security, Dick Durbin, Robert Menendez

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemala court voids ex-dictator Rios Montt's genocide conviction

[JURIST] The Guatemala Constitutional Court [official website, in Spanish] on Tuesday overturned the genocide conviction of ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt [JURIST news archive] and ordered the trial to resume from the point that it was stopped on April ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 21 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Excretion, Conviction, Annulment

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

New Bolivia law allows president to run for third term

[JURIST] Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera signed into law Tuesday a constitutional amendment that will allow President Evo Morales [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to run for a third term. The Bolivian Constitution [text, in Spanish] only ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 21 2013]

Entities: Evo Morales (Bolivia), Bolivia, Alvaro Garcia Linera, Justice System, Tribunal

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

UN urges Afghanistan to approve women's rights legislation

[JURIST] The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women [official websites] on Monday urged [press release] Afghanistan's government to fully respect and defend the fundamental rights of women and girls by ensuring the implementation of ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 21 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, United Nations

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada

[JURIST] A UK immigration tribunal denied bail for radical cleric Abu Qatada [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Monday due to the high risk of escape. Qatada's lawyers insist that he should be able to spend time with his family before he leaves the UK ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 20 2013]

Entities: Abu Qatada al-Filistini, Bail, Special Immigration Appeals Commission, United Kingdom

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...The 29-page report states that many of the major changes "weaken legal checks on its authority, interfere with media freedom, and otherwise undermine human rights protection in the country." HRW noted the Hungarian government's continuing failure to comply with EU recommendations, suggesting concrete EU action, such as suspending Hungary's...

Hungary laws undermining human rights: HRW [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]

...In the opinion, Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote that US immigration law [text] for asylum-seekers only applies for those who have a "well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion." Because the Romeike family was not persecuted in particular, nor was any homeschooling family persecuted more severely than other families breaking the...

US appeals court denies asylum to German family wanting to homeschool [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]

...As Pillay stressed, "mutilating or desecrating corpses during a conflict is a war crime." Opposition fighters have also been accused of acts of torture, summary executions and extra-judicial killings

UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]

..." Echoing the UN statements made in December [UN News Centre report], she urged that, "Real change would require a fundamental reform process transforming the current culture of rights denial with one anchored in the rulerule of law, respect for and realization of all human rights and human dignity." Keetharuth reiterated that such changes will be necessary before the refugees can return to their homeland

UN rights expert urges increased scrutiny in Eritrea [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]

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Kenya report connects president, VP to post-ele... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]
Japan lawmakers approve international child abd... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]
Pakistan court refuses bail to Musharraf over d... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]
Egypt court acquits police officers accused of ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - 14 hours ago]
UK House of Commons approves same-sex marriage ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 22 2013]
Zimbabwe president signs new constitution into law [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 22 2013]
Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 22 2013]
Guatemala court voids ex-dictator Rios Montt's ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 21 2013]
New Bolivia law allows president to run for thi... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 21 2013]
UN urges Afghanistan to approve women's rights ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 21 2013]
EU concerned over Russia human rights record [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 20 2013]
Former Pakistan military ruler granted bail, re... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 20 2013]
UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 20 2013]
HRW: no progress in Sri Lanka since civil war e... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 20 2013]
UK judge upholds request to withhold evidence i... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 20 2013]
Cameroon authorities urged to drop charges agai... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 19 2013]
Portugal expands adoption rights for same-sex c... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 19 2013]
France president signs same-sex marriage and ad... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 18 2013]
Hungary laws undermining human rights: HRW [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]
Bolivia lawmakers approve president's third term [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]
Chad authorities arrest war crimes suspect [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]
Evidence of torture, arbitrary detention found ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]
France constitutional court approves same-sex m... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]
US appeals court denies asylum to German family... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 17 2013]
Federal judge denies class action certification... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]
UN urges continued commitment to justice in Gua... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]
UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war ... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]
UN rights expert urges increased scrutiny in Er... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]
UN experts urge Russia to revise 'foreign agent... [Published JURIST's Paper Chase - May 16 2013]