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Iran court rejects US pastor's appeal of prison sentence 27 Aug 2013 | 09:55 am
[JURIST] An Iranian court of appeals on Sunday rejected the appeal of American pastor Saeed Abedini and refused to reduce his eight-year prison term in the Evin prison. Abedini was sentenced [JURIST r...
UN to query US over NSA surveillance reports 27 Aug 2013 | 09:55 am
[JURIST] A UN spokesperson said Monday that the UN plans to contact the US government about reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) [official website] hacked UN internal communications. The UN...
HRW: Ecuador abortion laws harming rape victims 26 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
[JURIST] Ecuador's criminal code, which prohibit abortions even in the case of rape, threatens the health of victims of sexual violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] reported [text, PDF...
Mubarak appears in court for retrial 26 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
[JURIST] Former Egyptian prime minister Hosni Mubarak [BBC profile] appeared in court on Sunday to face retrial on complicity charges in the killing of over 100 protesters during the country's 2011 up...
Obama administration issues immigration policy emphasizing parental rights 26 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
[JURIST] The Obama administration on Friday released a policy directive [text, pdf] known as the "Family Interest Directive" emphasizing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official websit...
UN rights expert urges US to ban use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement 25 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
[JURIST] The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez [official profile] on Friday urged [news release] the US government to ban the use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement...
Pakistan high court denies request to transfer Musharraf trial 25 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
[JURIST] Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the High Court of Bolochistan [official website] on Saturday dismissed a request to move former president Pervez Musharraf's [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] ...
Mubarak placed under house arrest 24 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
[JURIST] Former Egyptian prime minister Hosni Mubarak [BBC profile] was moved from prison to house arrest on a military hospital on Thursday. Mubarak's release [AP report] comes amid widespread protes...
ren 23 Aug 2013 | 01:51 pm
If you husband is in a nursing home and siblings are constantly talking to administrator of that facility about thecare thats being provided in the home and that my husband is depresses. The administr...
EU rights body questions UK on reaction to US surveillance program 23 Aug 2013 | 11:33 am
[JURIST] The Council of Europe [official website] on Wednesday expressed concern over the UK reaction to the exposure of the US surveillance program, asking for further information. British authoritie...
