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Turkish prosecutors to investigate allegations of fabricated coup plot
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 6:21pm MSD
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[JURIST] Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday announced plans to investigate claims by Eskisehir Police Chief Hanefi Avci that evidence of several alleged coups plots, particularly Ergenekon [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], was fabricated. Avci alleged in a book he recently published, Devotee Residents of Halich: Yesterday State, Today Religious Congregation, that the evidence was distorted and fabricated [Sabah report, in Turkish] by followers of Islam preacher Fethullah Gulen [official website], in effort to weaken the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) [party website, in Turkish]. Avci also claimed the Ergenekon trials were concocted by Turkey's government to silence critics [Today's Zaman... -
California lawmakers urge federal government to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 12:32pm MSD
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[JURIST] The California Senate voted 22-12 [roll call vote] Monday in favor of a joint resolution [AJR 19 text; materials] to urge the federal government to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. Among other concerns, the resolution states that, under the law, same-sex couples legally married in the state are prevented from accessing the federal rights and benefits afforded to opposite-sex spouses, including the right to sponsor a spouse for immigration, the right to Social Security survivors benefits, the right to health insurance from a spouse who is federally employed and the right to jointly... -
State Department releases UN human rights review
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 11:42am MSD
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[JURIST] The US State Department (DOS) [official website] on Monday released a report [text, PDF; press release] on human rights in the US, which was presented to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) [official website] last week. The report was submitted in order to comply with the rules of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website], which require council members to conduct an evaluation of the human rights situation in their countries every four years. The US was elected to a seat on the UNHRC for the first time in December, after the announcing they were seeking... -
Switzerland activists move to reinstate death penalty
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 10:08am MSD
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[JURIST] Capital punishment advocates in Switzerland can begin collecting signatures in support of a referendum [text, in German] to reinstate the death penalty [JURIST news archive] for those convicted of murder, the Federal Chancellery [official website, in German] announced Tuesday. Campaigners for the referendum have until February 24, 2012, to accumulate at least 100,000 signatures in support of the measure in order to force a national popular vote. Capital punishment was abolished from Switzerland's criminal code in 1942 and remained part of the country's military laws until 1992. The last military execution, however, took place in 1944. The Swiss Federal... -
Federal judge blocks federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 8:28am MSD
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[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] issued a preliminary injunction [opinion text] Monday blocking federal funding for embryonic stem cell [JURIST news archive] research. Last year, President Barack Obama signed an executive order [JURIST report] permitting federal funding for some forms of embryonic stem cell research. Despite the executive order, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth held that evidence showed the plaintiffs were substantially likely to prevail based on existing law. The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act of 1996 contained a rider known as the Dickey-Wicker Amendment, which restricted funding for "research" where an...