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News Croatia lawmaker accused of war crimes re-elected to parliament
Croatia lawmaker accused of war crimes re-elected to parliament
Brett Murphy
November 26, 2007 01:11:00 pm

Croatian lawmaker Branimir Glavas , charged with committing war crimes against Serbs during the 1991 Serbo-Croatian war , was re-elected to the Croatian parliament in Sunday's legislative elections, according to election results released Monday....

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News Kenya police kill 8,000 in 5-year crackdown on sect: report
Kenya police kill 8,000 in 5-year crackdown on sect: report
Brett Murphy
November 26, 2007 12:35:00 pm

Some 8,000 Kenyans have been killed over the last five years as a result of a police crackdown on the outlawed Mungiki sect, according to the Oscar Foundation Free Legal Aid Clinic-Kenya (OFFLACK) . In a report [PDF...

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News Iraq lawmakers criticize delay in ‘Chemical Ali’ execution
Iraq lawmakers criticize delay in ‘Chemical Ali’ execution
Brett Murphy
November 26, 2007 12:05:00 pm

Iraqi Kurdish and Shiite lawmakers on Monday criticized the delay in the executions of Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," and two others, all of whom are currently being held by...

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News Philippines House quashes presidential impeachment bid
Philippines House quashes presidential impeachment bid
Katerina Ossenova
November 26, 2007 10:07:00 am

The Philippine House of Representatives Monday defeated an impeachment bid against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for alleged bribery, graft, corruption, and human rights abuses. The impeachment petition, filed by opposition lawmakers ...

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News Pakistan ex-PM Sharif urges return to rule of law
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif urges return to rule of law
Katerina Ossenova
November 26, 2007 09:33:00 am

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday urged the government of Pakistan to return to the rule of law and restore democracy in the country, now under emergency rule . At a...

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News Bangladesh Supreme Court stays bail grant for ex-PM Hasina on corruption charges
Bangladesh Supreme Court stays bail grant for ex-PM Hasina on corruption charges
Katerina Ossenova
November 26, 2007 09:01:00 am

The Bangladesh Supreme Court Monday ordered a stay of the bail granted to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed , who has been charged by Bangladesh's anti-corruption commission with corruption, and most recently,...

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News Pakistan bar leader in critical condition after release
Pakistan bar leader in critical condition after release
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 26, 2007 08:57:00 am

Munir Malik , a former president of Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) who was taken into custody by police in the wake of President Pervez Musharraf's November 3 declaration of emergency , was reported...

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News China chief justice applauds judicial reform
China chief justice applauds judicial reform
Jaime Jansen
November 26, 2007 08:22:00 am

Xiao Yang , chief justice of China's Supreme People's Court has said that court reforms over the last 10 years have achieved judicial efficiency and improved the quality of trials and rulings ...

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News Pakistan orders ousted judges to vacate government housing
Pakistan orders ousted judges to vacate government housing
Jaime Jansen
November 26, 2007 07:51:00 am

The Pakistani government said Sunday that all of the Supreme Court of Pakistan judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf when he declared emergency rule in early November must vacate their government-provided accommodations by Friday and...

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News Canada ex-Chief Justice Lamer dies
Canada ex-Chief Justice Lamer dies
Jaime Jansen
November 26, 2007 07:06:00 am

Former Canadian Chief Justice Antonio Lamer , 74, passed away on Saturday of natural causes, the Globe & Mail reported Sunday. Lamer led the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990-2000, and served on the high court...

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