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News Guantanamo detainee Khadr accuses US interrogators of threats, physical abuse
Guantanamo detainee Khadr accuses US interrogators of threats, physical abuse
Devin Montgomery
March 18, 2008 06:05:00 pm

Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr said in an affidavit released Tuesday that US interrogators in Afghanistan threatened him with rape, physically abused him, and forced him to swear to false statements. The 63-item statement,...

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News Bosnia war crimes court indicts former soldier for crimes against humanity
Bosnia war crimes court indicts former soldier for crimes against humanity
Kiely Lewandowski
March 18, 2008 05:55:00 pm

The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday indicted a Bosnian Serb ex-soldier for crimes against humanity allegedly committed against Muslims in the Bosnian war of the...

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News Germany state court upholds teacher headscarf ban
Germany state court upholds teacher headscarf ban
Deirdre Jurand
March 18, 2008 05:32:00 pm

A German state administrative court Tuesday upheld a ban on teachers wearing religious headscarves during school. The court in the federal district of Baden-Wuerttemberg ruled that the teacher who brought...

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News Federal appeals court denies ex-Enron execs appeal against remaining charges
Federal appeals court denies ex-Enron execs appeal against remaining charges
Caitlin Price
March 18, 2008 04:50:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Tuesday rejected an appeal by three former Enron Broadband Services executives seeking the dismissal of remaining charges after a jury failed to reach a verdict...

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News Afghanistan must do more to stop human rights abuses: UN official
Afghanistan must do more to stop human rights abuses: UN official
Caitlin Price
March 18, 2008 04:01:00 pm

Chief Human Rights Officer Norah Niland of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Tuesday called on the Afghan government to do more to protect human rights and see that human rights violators are brought to justice....

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News China rights activist put on trial for subversion
China rights activist put on trial for subversion
Brett Murphy
March 18, 2008 03:19:00 pm

The trial of Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia began Tuesday on charges of inciting subversion of state power . Hu was formally charged last month after he made public ...

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News Rights groups call for release of Cuban political prisoners held since 2003
Rights groups call for release of Cuban political prisoners held since 2003
Caitlin Price
March 18, 2008 03:06:00 pm

Rights groups Tuesday marked the anniversary of a March 2003 crackdown on dissidents in Cuba by calling for the release of political prisoners detained during that round-up. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) , Human Rights First...

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News France court orders release of ‘rogue trader’ while bank fraud probe continues
France court orders release of ‘rogue trader’ while bank fraud probe continues
Brett Murphy
March 18, 2008 02:45:00 pm

French "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel was released from prison Tuesday after a French court ordered that he be freed while the investigation continues into fraudulent activity allegedly conducted by Kerviel while employed at French Bank Societe Generale...

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News Guantanamo lawyers ask court to restrict prosecution contact with detainees
Guantanamo lawyers ask court to restrict prosecution contact with detainees
Brett Murphy
March 18, 2008 02:23:00 pm

Lawyers for four Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainees have asked the US Court of Military Commission Review to order prosecutors not to speak to detainees without the consent of their lawyers. In an emergency petition filed with the...

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News Bear Stearns hit with lawsuits over stock value, proposed merger
Bear Stearns hit with lawsuits over stock value, proposed merger
James M Yoch Jr
March 18, 2008 02:14:00 pm

Beleaguered investment bank Bear Stearns was hit with two major lawsuits Monday in the wake of its announced acquisition by JPMorgan Chase . The first suit , filed in US District Court for...

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ICTY indictes former Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević

On May 27, 1999, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted Slobodan Milošević for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Learn more about the trial of Slobodan Milošević from the ICTY.

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