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Obama signs order imposing stricter sanctions on Iran
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:08pm MSK
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] signed an executive order [text] on Monday imposing strict sanctions on Iran as part of an effort to enforce a bill he signed into law in December 2011. The bill, National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 (NDAA) [SB 1867, PDF], allows for sanctions such as those ordered by Obama to be imposed on Iran. In a letter he sent to Congress, Obama explained [statement] that the sanctions were necessary because of the misleading practices of Iranian banks, including the Central Bank of Iran, which are alleged to employ practices involving the concealment of... -
UK court sets bail for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:42pm MSK
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[JURIST] Muslim cleric Abu Qatada [BBC profile] was granted bail Monday by a Special Immigration Appeals Commission [official website] in the UK. He made his application for bail after winning an appeal [JURIST report] in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] to avoid deportation to his native Jordan. A court in Jordan previously found him guilty in absentia [Reuters report] of two bomb plots. The ECHR ruled in January that he could not be deported because it is questionable as to whether he would receive a fair trial due to some evidence possibly being obtained by... -
Rights group urges Israel to end residency restrictions
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:00pm MSK
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[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Sunday urged Israel [press release] to change its policies that forbid Palestinians from traveling through and living in Gaza and the West Bank. The report [text, PDF] describes the policy that causes separation within Palestinian families since some are trapped inside Israel while their family members are forbidden from entering. Israel was also criticized by HRW for never disclosing its rationale for imposing the restrictions on travel and residency. In the report, HRW Middle East director stated:Israel has never put forth any concrete security rationale for blanket policies that have made life... -
Georgia high court overturns assisted suicide law
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:38pm MSK
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[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Georgia [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] unanimously Monday that the state's assisted suicide [JURIST news archive] law [§16-5-5 text] violated the First Amendment [text] right to free speech, essentially ruling in favor of four members of Final Exit [advocacy website] charged in 2009. Defendants Ted Goodwin, Claire Blehr, Lawrence Egbert and Nicholas Alec Sheriden were arrested for allegedly violating that law by running an assisted death operation. They pleaded not guilty and the Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed [JURIST report] the law last November. Georgia law does not explicitly forbid assisted suicide but does ban... -
UN rights expert urges Myanmar to continue reforms
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:32pm MSK
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[JURIST] A UN ambassador on Sunday urged the government in Myanmar to continue its ongoing reforms [statement] in areas such as judicial independence and human rights protections. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tomas Ojea Quintana [official profile], who spoke to reporters at the end of a six-day visit, praised the country for its recent reforms, such as a presidential pardon that will free a total of 651 political prisoners and the creation of laws to protect freedom of the press and freedom of speech during peaceful protests [JURIST reports]. However, Quintara expressed concern about the... -
UN rights body criticizes El Salvador arbitrary detention
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:14pm MSK
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[JURIST] The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [official website] voiced concern [press release; report] last week over security interests overriding the right of individuals to be free from arbitrary detention in El Salvador. The UN Working Group also criticized the overcrowding in police and prison facilities in Central America. The investigation consisted of visits to 11 prisons along with various meetings with lawyers, human rights organizations and members of society. Prisoners interviewed privately complained of invasive and humiliating searches of themselves, as well as their relatives and lawyers. Despite awareness by authorities and society of the importance of human... -
Egypt NGO employees to face trial
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:51pm MSK
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[JURIST] Egyptian investigative judges on Sunday referred to a criminal court in Cairo the cases of 43 individuals working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that advocate democracy in the country. The suspects, including 19 Americans, other foreigners and Egyptians, have been charged with promoting democracy in Egypt [Egypt Independent report] without proper documentation and by using illegal funds. Egyptian officials are preventing the suspects from leaving the country. The accused include employees of the International Republican Institute (IRI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Freedom House [advocacy websites]. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice [official profile] on Monday called on... -
Libya trial against Gaddafi allies postponed
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:25pm MSK
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[JURIST] The trial against 41 Libyans accused of assisting Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive] in suppressing the revolt during the Libya conflict [JURIST backgrounder] was postponed Sunday after a brief start, according to the Libyan news agency LANA. The men face charges [Tripoli Post report] of murder and helping prisoners escape. The court postponed the trial in response to pleadings [Reuters report] by the defense panel that the case be transferred to the civil judiciary because the military court allegedly lacks competence to rule on the issue. The trial is set to resume on February 15. Gaddafi's son,...