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11 Aug 2011, 4:05 am
Voice of America reported yesterday that Egypt's government has proposed an amendment to its criminal code that would outlaw discrimination against people or a sect "due to gender, origin, language, religion or belief. [read post]
12 Jun 2006, 12:01 pm
[JURIST] The new government of Nepal [JURIST news archive] has ordered the release of anyone arrested or detained under an anti-terrorism law [JURIST report] implemented by King Gyanendra [official profile; BBC profile], according to Nepal's Information Minister Dilendra Badu on Monday. [read post]
4 Sep 2007, 6:14 am
[JURIST] US government secrecy increased in 2006, according to the Secrecy Report Card 2007 [PDF text, PDF; press release] released over the weekend by OpenTheGovernment.org [advocacy website]. [read post]
28 Sep 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Congress must agree on a new budget by midnight on September 30, 2023 to support the US federal government’s new fiscal year on October 1. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 5:54 am
Jonathan Richman sings about making the lives of government office workers better, but he could be singing about any office workers. [read post]
19 Sep 2005, 7:25 am
[JURIST] Trials commenced Monday at the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda [official website; JURIST news archive] for four former Rwandan officials, including two government ministers suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide [PBS report] that killed 800,000 people. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 7:03 am
[JURIST] The Honduran interim government officially eased restrictions on protests and opposition media Monday, two weeks after acting-president Roberto Micheletti [BBC profile] promised to repeal [JURIST report] the executive decree [text, Spanish] issued in September suspending several constitutional rights. [read post]
17 Aug 2004, 2:40 am
Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, addressing the Canadian Bar Association's annual conference, has said that the federal government would no longer delay applications for same-sex marriage. [read post]
13 Aug 2009, 1:09 am
[JURIST] Right-wing nativist and so-called "patriot" anti-government militias are again on the rise in the US, according to a Wednesday report [text, PDF; press release] by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) [advocacy website]. [read post]
23 May 2007, 12:06 pm
[JURIST] Ali Ahmed Kurd, a senior lawyer on the defense team for suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry [official website; JURIST news archive], accused Pakistani government lawyers Tuesday of "wasting the time of [the Supreme Court of Pakistan] and the entire nation" by stalling judicial proceedings in his case. [read post]
17 Sep 2013, 4:20 am
The government says that the Scholars' Council has refused to become a member of the new Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and instead is operating illegally as a cover for political activity. [read post]
10 Sep 2005, 8:00 am
[JURIST] The US government has so far held back from making any guarantee to illegal immigrants caught up in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive] that they will be able to seek help from federal agencies without fear of arrest on immigration grounds. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 9:07 am
Wilson [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that whistle-blowers cannot bring suit under the False Claims Act [text] to recover misspent government funds if the information used in the lawsuits came from state or [read post]
28 Sep 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Congress must agree on a new budget by midnight on September 30, 2023 to support the US federal government’s new fiscal year on October 1. [read post]
19 Jul 2007, 4:50 am
It seems the government of Perry County, Indiana, is looking for ways to cut and hold down the costs of providing defense attorneys for indigent clients. [read post]
18 Jul 2006, 4:51 am
[JURIST] The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) [official website] has expressed continued concern for the human rights situation in Iraq [JURIST news archive] in its latest bi-monthly report [PDF text], welcoming the new Iraqi government's "firm commitment to address forcefully urgent human rights concerns" while establishing democracy, but also noting concern over the [read post]
15 May 2007, 9:53 am
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that e-mail exchanged between government employees is public record. [read post]
29 Mar 2005, 10:04 am
[JURIST] Iraqi lawmakers Tuesday failed to nominate a parliament speaker in a raucous second session of the country's National Assembly, as the role of Sunni Arabs in the new Iraq [JURIST news archive] government remained a question. [read post]
27 Aug 2008, 9:53 am
[JURIST] The Pakistani government reinstated eight judges in the Sindh High Court [official website] in Karachi on Wednesday. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 6:28 am
[JURIST] The government of Pakistan has prepared a new complaint against suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry [official website; JURIST news archive], Pakistan Minister of Law, Justice & Human Rights Muhammad Wasi Zafar [official profile] said Sunday. [read post]
