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28 Feb 2012, 6:39 am by CivPro Blogger
Royal Dutch Petroleum, which is being argued today: Kenneth Anderson (Volokh Conspiracy) Lyle Denniston (SCOTUSblog) Jonathan Hafetz (ABA Preview) Julian Ku (Point of Law) Juan Mendez (Opinio Juris) David Savage (Los Angeles Times) Nina... [read post]
11 Feb 2021, 2:00 am by mes286
University of Miami School of Law –Juan E. [read post]
20 May 2015, 10:56 am by Matt Belenky
[JURIST] The top UN human rights expert on torture, Juan Mendez [official profile], called Monday for the adoption of the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners [backgrounder] in an open letter to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice [official website]. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 11:47 am by Brandon Gatto
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez [official website] last week formally accused [text, PDF] the US government of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Pfc. [read post]
8 Apr 2006, 4:07 am
[JURIST] UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Juan Mendez [official profile] said Friday that the international community remains reluctant to contribute the funds and military personnel necessary to stop genocide worldwide, as he spoke at a press conference on the 12th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda [JURIST news archive], during which some 800,000 Rwandans - mostly Tutsis - [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 1:18 pm by Jerry Votava
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez [official website] on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government and courts to stop permitting evidence acquired through torture [press release] to be admitted in any legal proceedings including military trials. [read post]
13 Nov 2011, 11:28 am by Ashley Hileman
The UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, has doubts as to whether the proposed inquiry will meet international standards [Guardian report], while other human rights organizations criticize it because of its requirement that disclosures be made only with governmental approval. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 8:44 am by Peter Snyder
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteurs on torture and the right to health, Juan Mendez and Anand Grover, on Wednesday urged [press release] the Knesset [official website], the Israeli Parliament, to withdraw proposed amendments to the Prisons Act which would allow the forced feeding and medical treatment of inmates currently participating in a hunger strike. [read post]
10 Sep 2014, 9:17 am by Bradley McAllister
The experts include the special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, and the special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan Mendez. [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 12:46 pm by Sung Un Kim
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, Christof Heyns [official website], and on torture, Juan Mendez [official profile], on Friday condemned [press release] the violence against peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders in Syria. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 8:54 am by Maureen Cosgrove
[JURIST] The US is violating UN laws governing torture investigations [press release] by insisting on monitoring conversations with an imprisoned army private, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez said Tuesday. [read post]
Juan Francisco D’Luna Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez were charged by US authorities Tuesday after 51 migrants were found dead in a semi-truck in San Antonio, Texas, in what is believed to have been the deadliest human trafficking incident in U.S. history. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 12:41 am by jmendez
hola mi nombre es juan carlos mendez tengo una deuda con planfia por un credito automotriz me puse en manos de un abogado que solo me timo y me hizo perder un juicio mercantil ahora ellos amenazan con embargar a mi aval yo he propuesto formas de pago que ellos no aceptan ellos exigen el pago total que segun ellos asciende a 120 000 pesos por los intereses ojala uds puedan ayudarme a negociar esta deuda [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 10:50 am
 Anna and Danny Mendez's San Juan Capistrano wrongful death lawsuit accuses the school district of failing to follow California law and school board policies when dealing with bullying incidents involving Mendez and several students. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 7:32 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, appeared yesterday alongside the ACLU's Jamil Dakwar and other leading experts and advocates at a briefing sponsored by the ACLU, Human Rights Advocates, Penal Reform International, and the Swiss Mission to the United Nations. [read post]
13 Jan 2016, 8:36 am by Michael Kraut
Take the case of Juan Pablo Garcia, a 22-year-old Uber driver arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles on New Year’s Day. [read post]
16 Jul 2009, 1:01 am
The fatal car accident occurred when 29-year-old Juan Garcia, who was driving south on the 15 Freeway, swerved to avoid a deer. [read post]
Human Rights Council, Juan Mendez, the U.N.'s special rapporteur on torture, sharply criticized the U.S. model of youth detention where children are at "heightened risk of violence, abuse, and acts of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. [read post]