The US Department of Defense said Monday that charges have been referred against Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Kamin, who is accused of providing material support to terrorism . If...
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New EU anti-terror laws proposed by the European Commission fail to adequately reconcile human rights concerns and may conflict with the Council of Europe's Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism , Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly...
Slovakia has signed an enforcement of sentences agreement with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to allow ICTY convicts to be held in Slovakian prisons, the ICTY announced [press...
War crimes suspect Vinko Kondic pleaded not guilty Monday in the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to crimes against humanity and incitement to genocide charges allegedly committed during...
Top officials in Kosovo signed the country's new draft constitution Monday. The constitution now goes to the Assembly of Kosovo , which is expected to approve it. Last Thursday, the...
Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood Monday announced that it would boycott municipal elections set for April 8, saying that the government has continuously blocked the group's efforts to field candidates in the...
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Monday submitted to parliament a proposed amendment to the controversial Article 301 of Turkey's penal code , which makes "insulting the...
Women face legalized discrimination in nearly every country in the world despite pledges by 185 members to eliminate laws favoring men by 2005, according to a UN-commissioned report released Sunday. Prepared by University of London School of...
Ohio's lethal injection procedures fall short of standards used to euthanize animals, according to Monday testimony from an anesthesiologist before a court hearing on the constitutionality of Ohio's death penalty procedure ....
Pakistani Law and Justice Minister Farooq H. Naik has prepared a constitutional package that could restore judges ousted by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf , the Pakistani Nation daily reported Monday. The package, which has reportedly...
