Human Rights Law 
Senators pair Russia trade, human rights bills – YAHOO!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled a bill to expand trade with Russia by removing it from a Cold War-era law that links trade with human rights, a move questioned by legislators worried about the country’s support … Continue reading
Senators pair Russia trade, human rights bills – Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled a bill to expand trade with Russia by removing it from a Cold War-era law that links trade with human rights, a move questioned by legislators worried about the country’s support … Continue reading
Qatar warned over World Cup labor laws – CNN
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has compiled a 146-page report — “Building … including minimum employee standards in line with Qatari law and international labor standards for private contractors involved in World Cup-related construction.
Human Rights Council urged to act on crime in Pakistan – Scoop
PAKISTAN: Human Rights Council urged to act concerning pattern of extra-judicial killings and violations of freedom of expression in Pakistan The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) urges the members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and the body’s …
Human rights division has no authority over public schools, state’s top court rules – Syracuse Post-Standard
Those laws simply do not include public schools in the definition and Human Rights Law provides no definition for “educational corporation” that would give it authority in such cases, the majority concluded. “Public schools are different from …
Rights group urges Qatar labor reform before World Cup – msnbc.com
DOHA (Reuters) – World soccer’s ruling body FIFA and the Qatari government should overhaul labor laws for migrant workers before the 2022 World Cup, a leading human rights organization said. “The government needs to ensure that the cutting-edge …
Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity: Nobel Laureate to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Law Society – msnbc.com
The Law Society of Upper Canada will present a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD), to world-renowned human rights activist and Nobel laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi, at its Call to the Bar ceremony in Toronto on June 15. … Continue reading
Young detainee in Bahrain released on bail, lawyer says – CNN
Human rights groups say he is 11 years old … “He is a child, and under international law children cannot be tried. They can make a mistake, but they cannot be legally tried for their actions,” Khamees said. “The police … Continue reading
Toughen up on human rights or we’ll change the law, May tells judges who refuse to deport foreign criminals – Daily Mail
Theresa May yesterday declared war on judges who refuse to deport foreign criminals because of their human rights. The Home Secretary said the courts should stop allowing overseas prisoners, law-breakers and illegal immigrants to stay in Britain on the …
Theresa May statement on deportation and human rights: Politics live blog – The Guardian
There will be full coverage on our Leveson live blog. 3.30pm: Theresa May, the home secretary, makes a statement to MPs about her plans to curb the use of human rights laws by individuals seeking to avoid deportation. The GMB … Continue reading
