Kosovo's Constitutional Court on Monday declared last month's presidential election of Behgjet Pacolli unconstitutional . The decision comes after a complaint was filed by opposition parliamentarians who alleged irregularities in the voting process by...
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The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will send an independent, international commission to investigate allegations of serious human rights abuses during post-election violence in the Ivory Coast , the UN Office of the High Commissioner...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the press during a visit to Cairo Thursday that he is 100 percent certain his office will bring charges against Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news...
UN rights office concerned over violence in Bahrain, Syria, Yemen
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over violence against protesters in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen . Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the OHCHR, held...
Regardless of labels accountability must be sought in Libyan atrocities
Gabor Rona : "Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is committing atrocities against his people. His armed forces, police and mercenaries have been reported to be systematically targeting civilians in a misguided attempt to quell public demonstrations...
Peru national first to be arrested under new UK genocide law
A spokesperson for the UK's Metropolitan Police Service on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 46-year-old Peruvian national on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture. He is suspected of involvement with the Shining Path , a...
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Wednesday arrested nine suspects , all former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), on suspicions of committing war crimes during the 1998-1999 war in...
Poland court rules 1981 martial law declaration unconstitutional
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Wednesday ruled that the 1981 declaration of martial law violated the country's then-governing constitution . The decision facilitates the restitution process for those harmed while...
The League of Arab States on Saturday adopted a resolution calling for the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. The Arab League declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sentenced 11 army officers to prison for raping more than 20 women last year, a court official said Thursday. Three officers were sentenced to...