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Bangladesh war crimes court indicts UK Muslim leader
May 3, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) has indicted Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Bangladesh-born UK Muslim leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide including his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. Mueen-Uddin is alleged to.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death
February 28, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday sentenced to death Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedee. Following the death sentence, violence between police and activists from Sayeedee's party ensued throughout the country resulting in at least 30 deaths.... [more]
Germany court rules for Facebook in privacy dispute
February 15, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
A German court on Thursday ruled for Facebook in a challenge over the social networking website's policy requiring users to register with their real names. The Independent Center for Privacy Protection, known in Germany as the ULD, brought the suit against the Palo Alto, California-based company.... [more]
UN rights experts concerned over death sentence imposed in Bangladesh
February 7, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Two UN human rights experts on Thursday expressed concern over the death sentence imposed by the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICBT) on Abdul Kalam Azad for crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Christof Heynes, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Islamist party leader to life
February 5, 2013 by Julie Deisher
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Tuesday handed down its second verdict, sentencing Abdul Quader Mollah, leader of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), to life in prison. This sentence comes a week after televangelist televangelist Abul Kalam Azad, also known as "Bachchu.... [more]
Seventh Circuit strikes down sex offender social networking ban
January 23, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday struck down an Indiana law that prohibits sex offenders from joining social networking websites, such as Facebook and other websites children are able to join. The law makes it a crime for a registered sex offender to be a member of a ".... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami member to death
January 21, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The second International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Monday sentenced to death 64-year-old televangelist Abul Kalam Azad, also known as "Bachchu Razakar," for crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The ICTB found Azad guilty in absentia of murder, rape,.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal rejects retrial plea by Jamaat-e-Islami leader
January 7, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The second International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) rejected a plea on Monday from Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla for a re-trial. Justice Obaidul Hassan of the ICTB rejected the petition for re-trial and ordered the defense to commence with arguments..... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal judge resigns
December 12, 2012 by Jerry Votava
Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq, a judge for the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) resigned from his position on Tuesday. Huq was the chairman of the tribunal's three-judge panel, and is a Justice for the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. His resignation follows.... [more]
Privacy groups challenge Facebook data policy changes
November 28, 2012 by Jerry Votava
Two privacy advocacy groups wrote a letter on Monday to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to withdraw recently announced proposed changes to the site's governance documents. The letter, signed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD),.... [more]
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