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Bangladesh tribunal indicts war crimes suspect
June 21, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday indicted Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, secretary general of the Jamaat e Islam (JI) on seven counts of crimes against humanity he allegedly committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The panel of three judges read out the.... [more]
Europe rights court rules terror suspects will not face torture if extradited to US
April 10, 2012 by Andrea Bottorff
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that five terrorism suspects facing extradition from the UK to the US will not face inhumane prison conditions in the US. The court held that British citizens Syed Talha Ahsan, Babar Ahmad, Saudi-born Khaled Al-Fawwaz and Egyptian-born.... [more]
ECHR blocked extradition of terror suspects to US [this day at law]
July 8, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On July 8, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) stayed the extradition of four terrorism suspects from the UK to the US, holding that potential punishment could violate European Convention on Human Rights provisions on the prohibition of torture and inhumane or degrading treatment. The.... [more]
Pakistan high court orders government to reopen corruption cases
March 30, 2010 by Ann Riley
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday threatened to imprison the head of the country's corruption agency for failing to meet a 24-hour deadline to reopen several corruption cases. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry gave National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Naveed Ahsan and act....... [more]
In Burma politics rather than law will decide the trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi [comment]
June 21, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Awzar Thi: At a meeting of lawyers in Hong Kong this April, Aitzaz Ahsan described how as counsel for the Chief Justice of Pakistan in the petition against his unconstitutional removal from office during 2007, neither the president nor any other senior official had even read the charges broug....... [more]
Pakistan lawyers, supporters welcome Chaudhry reinstatement
March 17, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement on Monday welcomed the reinstatement of Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, hailing the move as a major victory. Lawyers' movement supporters rallied at Chaudhry's home Monday, where the Chief Justice thanked the cro....... [more]
Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition leaders ahead of protest
March 11, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Pakistan government forces conducted raids and arrested opposition members, including members of the country's lawyers' movement, prior to a protest rally led Wednesday by former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif. Among those targeted Tuesday night....... [more]
Bangladesh bans demonstrations following arrest protests
November 12, 2008 by Devin Montgomery
The government of Bangladesh on Wednesday reinstated a state of emergency banning political demonstrations in the country for two weeks. The ban had recently been lifted after being imposed in 2007, but was reissued in response to violent protests coordinated by the Jamaat-e-Islami party after.... [more]
Bangladesh court jails former cabinet ministers on corruption charges
November 10, 2008 by Kiely Lewandowski
A Bangladeshi court on Monday ordered three members of the cabinet of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia to jail on corruption charges. Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad, and Saifur Rahman, who served as industry, social welfare and finance ministers respectively, allegedly ignored.... [more]
Pakistan lawyers' protest leads to violent clash with police
September 4, 2008 by Joe Shaulis
Pakistani lawyers demanding that the government reinstate judges ousted last year by former President Pervez Musharraf clashed with police in Islamabad on Thursday, according to media reports. Television images showed police beating the lawyers with batons outside Parliament, in a confrontation.... [more]
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