Military Law

Egypt’s ruling military approved Saturday a law to punish discrimination after clashes between soldiers and Christians killed 25 people in the country’s worst violence since a revolt this year. The amendment to the criminal code states a punishment of a … Continue reading →

A convention of this kind would not have been possible until that law was repealed. Here is more history of gays in the military. * The discrimination of gays in the U.S. military goes back to as far as George … Continue reading →

AFP – Egypt’s military amended a controversial election law on Saturday to allow parties to contest a third of the seats in parliament reserved for independents after a boycott threat, state media reported. The military decree is a concession to … Continue reading →

Minors will also be informed they have the right to an attorney before interrogation The human rights group B’Tselem said it welcomes the change but said the protections provided under military law in the Palestinian territories still falls …