Full Coverage: Law

26.08.2005 Transparency International Croatia greeted and commended the decision of the Administrative Court which accepted the arguments of the private lawsuit started by Jelena Berkovic, a journalist, against Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, on charges of violation of the right to access to information.

26.08.2005 Although some documents showing the judicial decisions that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts made during the Reagan administration have been released, several more prominent U.S. rights groups have joined the opposition to Roberts' candidacy for a seat in the nation's highest court.

25.08.2005 The Association of Independent Electronic Media – ANEM believes that the adoption of changes and amendments to the Broadcasting Law, as proposed by the Government of Serbia, may have serious negative consequences.

25.08.2005 The UKÂ’s new security measures targeting non-nationals suspected of terrorism undermine basic human rights, Amnesty International said Wednesday, expressing concern that individuals deported to third world countries may be at risk of torture.

23.08.2005 The Association of Booksellers of Macedonia demands the resignation from the National Inspector of Education, Blagorodna Lakinska, as well as intensified action by the Markets Inspectorates to prevent the sale of schoolbooks on the black market.

23.08.2005 The conflicted Iraqi constitutional talks, driven by American pressure for speedy agreement, are unlikely to achieve more than gloss and a postponement of hard decisions, says Professor Sami Zubaida.

23.08.2005 August 23 is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Anti-Slavery International would like you to sign on to the 'Fight for Freedom Declaration,' and help eradicate forms of modern-day slavery such as racism and discrimination.

19.08.2005 The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2005, permitting women to work in the night shifts, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16th August, 2005.

19.08.2005 Twenty four Republican lawmakers are opposing provisions that would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be included in a budget bill. They argue that the bill is the wrong place to debate opening up the refuge for oil exploration.

18.08.2005 Some national and international NGOs in Nepal have expressed concern over a just passed government law, which gives the state new powers to control and regulate NGO programs and activities.

17.08.2005 Social Security has been one of the nation's most important civil rights programs, providing economic security for retired and disabled workers and their families. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is concerned that the proposals to privatize Social Security could unfairly penalize women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities, and asks you to sign the birthday card to protect Social Security.

16.08.2005 Environmental views are being shut out of hearings for possible changes in the National Environmental Policy Act, the cornerstone of America's environmental protection framework, pro-environment groups charge.

16.08.2005 Sri Lanka lacks a competent police service and therefeore cannot guarantee the protection of citizens, a prominent Asia rights group said in a comment on the murder of Foreign Miniser Lakshman Kadirgamar.
Another rights group (Human Rights Watch) called on the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, the Norwegian-led body responsible for enforcing the terms of the ceasefire, to hold an inquiry into the growing crisis of political killings.

16.08.2005 Britain cannot deport security suspects to Jordan without violating the international prohibition against sending people to countries where they face a serious risk of torture, a leading international rights group said today.

15.08.2005 The traditional system of copyright protection is completely inadequate and unsustainable in the era of internet and new digital technology, concluded the seminar on information and communication technology held at the “Dom Omladine” in Belgrade.

12.08.2005 L’Histoire montre que les services publics de qualité sont essentiels pour édifier des économies solides et des sociétés inclusives. Pourtant, les services publics sont parfois inadéquats pour répondre aux besoins des collectivités. Dans ce cas, la seule solution proposée est généralement la privatisation. Dans les pays qui dépendent de l’aide internationale, notamment à travers des prêts au développement, cette solution est non seulement proposée, mais imposée.

12.08.2005 « Nous venons à Banff pour rappeler aux premiers ministres que les infirmières et les infirmiers du Canada veulent qu’ils gardent l’oeil ouvert et protègent notre système de santé public universel », dit Linda Silas, présidente de la FCSII. « Le maintien d’un système public fort et accessible est la principale réponse qu’on peut donner à la décision de la Cour suprême dans
l’affaire Chaoulli », a-t-elle ajouté.

12.08.2005 "Are you, or have you ever been a member of Hizb-ut-Tahrir?" Since London’s 7/7, the equivalent of a McCarthy-era “House Committee on Un-Islamic Activities” will have met in thousands of Muslim households across Britain as parents of young people confront those of their offspring who spend long hours evangelising for the militant Islamist party Hizb-ut-Tahrir.

11.08.2005 WomenÂ’s rights activists opposed to an Islamic-style government are lobbying for a postponement of the 15 August deadline for drafting a new Iraqi constitution, saying more public input is needed on the contentious question of the role of religion in politics.

11.08.2005 Some of the government's counter-terrorism measures appear to be in outright breach of the UKÂ’s human rights obligations and are so ill-defined that they risk criminalising valid forms of dissent and undermining freedom of religion, said a leading rights group.