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14-year-old boy faces execution in Saudi Arabia despite international treaty

October 31, 2005 02:04:00 PM

After what Human Rights Watch has called a flawed trial , a 14-year-old boy is facing execution in Saudi Arabia after his conviction for the murder of a young child. The three-year-old victim was found dead...

October 24, 2005 03:23:00 PM

Jordan and Britain announced Monday that the two countries have agreed to allow Adalah ("justice" in Arabic) , an independent human rights organization, to monitor the treatment of suspects detained pursuant to a recent UK/Jordan extradition agreement [JURIST...

October 24, 2005 09:55:00 AM

Sanjar Umarov , head of Uzbekistan's Sunshine Uzbekistan opposition coalition, was arrested and charged with corruption Sunday. The state prosecutor's office has said that Umarov is charged with stealing money through his business dealings, though Sunshine...

October 17, 2005 01:32:00 PM

Lawyers representing 10 terror suspects and 13 human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch , appeared before Britain's House of Lords Monday arguing against a 2004 appeals court ruling [ABC...

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Saddam tribunal report [HRW]

October 17, 2005 10:02:00 AM

The Former Iraqi Government on Trial, Human Rights Watch, October 17, 2005 . Excerpt:The first trials before...

October 17, 2005 06:30:00 AM

The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly known as the Iraqi Special Tribunal ), the court established to try Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi officials, could violate international standards for fair trials, according to a...

October 13, 2005 04:41:00 PM

Human Rights Watch said Thursday that hundreds of individuals accused of minor crimes in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina struck are still detained in temporary local correctional facilities, awaiting a hearing before a judge. The chaos...

October 13, 2005 04:01:00 PM

Uzbek police have arrested activist Mukhtabar Tojibaeva , hours before she was expected to attend a human rights conference. Tojibaeva, who heads up the human rights organization Fiery Hearts, has been a vocal critic of the Uzbek...

October 13, 2005 10:57:00 AM

New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Australia's proposed anti-terror legislation Thursday as a violation of international law and called the proposal "a shocking departure from Australia's proud tradition of protecting individuals...

October 13, 2005 10:05:00 AM

The Uzbekistan interior ministry on Thursday denied allegations that they used illegal torture methods to extract confessions from the 15 men on trial for the political uprising in Andijan , which led to government troops killing 500 [JURIST...

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