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Taiwan high court rules prostitution law unconstitutional
1:16 PM ET, November 7
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court [official website] of Taiwan ruled Friday that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it undermines equality under the country's constitution [text]. The Social Order and Maintenance Act will have to be amended to meet... [full story]
HRW claims Iran police sexually assaulted detainees held after election protests
12:42 PM ET, November 7
[JURIST] Iranian officials covered up the sexual assault of detainees held after the disputed June 12 presidential election [JURIST news archive], Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website) said Friday. HRW documented [AP article] the rape and sexual assault of three protesters at the hands of... [full story]
ICC assigns judges to Kenya post-election violence situation
4:03 PM ET, November 6
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] announced Friday that it has assigned [decision, PDF; press release] three judges to the situation involving the violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections [JURIST news archive]. The decision came in... [full story]
Rights group urges US government to reform Afghanistan detainee policy
2:56 PM ET, November 6
[JURIST] The US should reform its detention policy [press release] at Bagram Air Base [JURIST news archive] in Afghanistan in order to combat counterinsurgency, according to a report [text, PDF] released Thursday by Human Rights First (HRF) [advocacy website]. HRF called on the governments of the... [full story]
Russia suspect confesses to killing human rights lawyer
1:05 PM ET, November 6
[JURIST] A lawyer for the man accused of the double murder [JURIST report] of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova said Friday that his client has confessed to the crime. Nikita Tikhonov and female companion Yevgenia Khasis were arrested Thursday and brought... [full story]
UN General Assembly adopts resolution requiring independent Gaza investigations
10:21 AM ET, November 6
[JURIST] The UN General Assembly [official website] on Thursday adopted a resolution giving Israel and Palestine three months to conduct independent investigations into possible war crimes committed during last winter's Gaza conflict [JURIST news archive]. The General Assembly voted 114-18 with 44... [full story]
Senate defeats proposal to prevent 9/11 suspects from being tried in federal court
10:05 AM ET, November 6
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] voted 54-45 [roll call vote] Thursday to defeat an amendment [S AMDT 2669 materials] to an appropriations bill [HR 2847 materials] that would have prevented Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of involvement in 9/11 [JURIST news archives] from being tried in... [full story]
EU agrees on rules to reform telecommunications markets
9:55 AM ET, November 6
[JURIST] The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers [official websites] on Thursday unanimously reached an agreement [press release] on rules to increase competition between telecommunications providers and protect the consumer rights of Internet and mobile phone users. The agreement on... [full story]
Iraq official urges election delay after parliament fails to update law
9:53 AM ET, November 6
[JURIST] An official from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission on Friday called for a delay of the January 16 parliamentary elections, after the Iraqi Parliament [official websites, in Arabic] remained at an impasse over updating a controversial provincial election law [JURIST report].... [full story]
ICC sets trial of Congo rebel leader Bemba for April 27
8:08 AM ET, November 6
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Thursday set the trial date [order, PDF; press release] for former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] for April 27. The trial date was set to give the... [full story]
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