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6 Sep 2006, 4:45 am
[JURIST] A new US Army Field Manual on intelligence interrogations [Human Intelligence Collector Operations text, PDF] released [US Army press release] Wednesday specifies that the Geneva Conventions [ICRC materials] apply to all detainees and eliminates separate standards for the questioning of prisoners of war and enemy combatants [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 3:25 pm
The report, entitled "Human Rights in Europe: no grounds for complacency" [PDF, text; press release] highlights a number of rights issues which have [read post]
18 May 2011, 11:46 am
Cayley released a statement [press release] to the public that he had requested... [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 9:08 am
[JURIST] Mexican security forces have committed widespread rights abuses [press release], such as torture and forced disappearances, in combating organized crime, according to a report [text, PDF] released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website]. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 6:56 am
[JURIST] The US should reform its detention policy [press release] at Bagram Air Base [JURIST news archive] in Afghanistan in order to combat counterinsurgency, according to a report [text, PDF] released Thursday by Human Rights First (HRF) [advocacy website]. [read post]
14 Feb 2014, 8:54 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] urged [press release] the Somali government on Thursday to adopt reforms to help prevent sexual violence against women and provide support for victims. [read post]
19 Feb 2014, 6:21 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Tuesday said there can no longer be any excuses for inaction [press release] in North Korea following the release of a 372-page report [JURIST report] documenting widespread crimes against humanity. [read post]
11 Dec 2007, 9:11 am
Link to press release: Company responds to critical need to reduce time, costs and risks of litigation readiness on the first anniversary of FRCP amendments Rutherford, NJ -December 11, 2007 — AXS-One [OTCBB: AXSO], a leading provider of scalable, high-performance records compliance management (RCM) solutions, today announced the release of the AXS-One Compliance Platform 3.7, the [...] [read post]
17 Feb 2006, 2:36 am
[JURIST] United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official profile] has called for the United States to close its Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detention facility as soon as possible, reiterating the conclusions of a 54 page report [PDF text; press release] released Thursday by a UN-appointed independent panel. [read post]
22 Oct 2008, 1:40 am
[JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Tuesday ruled [press release] on two separate appeals filed by the Office of the Chief Prosecutor [official website], reversing for now the Trial Chamber's decision to release former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga [BBC profiler; JURIST news archive] but dismissing a request [judgment, PDF] that it [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 9:02 am
The UN expert on freedom of religion or belief Tuesday condemned [press release] Yemen for the nation's arbitrary arrest and detention of people belonging to the Bahá'í religious community. [read post]
22 Aug 2006, 12:56 pm
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] released a report [text; press release] Tuesday finding that security forces in Guinea [US Department of State backgrounder] are routinely torturing people to coerce confessions in an increasingly unstable domestic climate. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 2:18 am
[JURIST] Liberia struggles with corruption in its criminal justice system, poor detention conditions and sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and forced marriage, according to a UN Mission in Liberia [official website] combined quarterly report [PDF text; press release] covering May-October 2007 that was released Wednesday. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 9:24 am
[JURIST] The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) is inefficient and ineffective, with detainees waiting months or years for trials that do not meet international fair trial standards, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Sunday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website]. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 6:55 am
[JURIST] Italy systematically forces migrants to return to Libya where they face human rights abuses without screening them for possible asylum claims, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website]. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 10:54 am
[JURIST] A local regulation [O Reg 233/10 text] that broadened the scope of police search and seizure powers in certain areas of Toronto during June's Group of 20 (G-20) summit [official website] "was of dubious legality and no utility" and resulted in a mass violation of civil rights, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Tuesday by the Ombudsman of Ontario [official website], Andre Marin. [read post]
13 May 2010, 7:42 pm
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts released a press release on why he opposes the nomination of Donald Berwick to be the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
12 Oct 2014, 9:05 am
[JURIST] Russian President Vladimir Putin [BBC backgrounder] on Saturday ordered [press release] Russian troops to withdraw from the Ukrainian border in preparation for an upcoming meeting between the presidents of the two countries. [read post]
18 Feb 2003, 10:12 pm
Read the NASA press release, the amended Board Charter [PDF], and a confirmatory letter [PDF] from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe to Board Chairman Admiral Harold W. [read post]
19 Nov 2006, 11:23 pm
[JURIST] Saddam Hussein's trial for crimes against humanity committed in Dujail was "fundamentally unfair" and the guilty verdict lacks legitimacy due to procedural and substantive flaws, according to a report [text; press release] released by advocacy group Human Rights Watch on Monday. [read post]
