Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights Rules Fines for Hungarian MPs Violate Freedom of Expression (May 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 17, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Hungary violated the f

Swedish Court Sentences Man for Role in Rwanda Genocide (May 16, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Stockholm District Court sentenced a sixty-one-year-old man to life in prison for his participation in the Rwandan genocide.

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office

On August 3, 2015, the Assembly of Kosovo amended its Constitution[1] and passed the Law on the Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (the Law).[2] These two judicial institutions were established within the justice system of Kosovo to investigate, prosecute, and try “international crimes committed during and in the aftermath of the conflict in Kosovo, which relate to those reported in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Report Doc 12462 of Ja

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20
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11
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Robert Muharremi
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UN Committee Against Torture Concludes Israel Used Excessive Force (May 13, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) released

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Defamation Laws (May 13, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of India upheld in Subramaniam Swamy v.

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Condemning Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel (May 3, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2286 condemning attacks on m

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Prolonged Detention of Somali Asylum Seeker by Malta Violated Convention’s Prohibitions on Ill-Treatment (May 3, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Refusal to Provide a Public Service to Followers of Alevi Faith Constitutes Breach of Freedom of Religion (April 26, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On April 26, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights

British Parliament Unanimously Declares ISIL Committed Genocide (April 20, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On April 20, 2016, the British Parliament unanimously