The US House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Michael Mukasey for documents relating to the Valerie Plame leak scandal and other Committee investigations. The Committee specifically...
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International leaders and human rights groups have criticized last Friday's presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe , calling the elections unfair and characterizing the government of newly sworn-in president Robert Mugabe as...
Malaysian law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation into a new sodomy complaint against opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim filed by an aide Saturday. Under Malaysian lawyer sodomy is punishable by 20 years in prison...
The Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a Muslim group's complaint against Maclean's , Canada's leading newsmagazine, for publishing an article it alleged exposed Muslims to abuse or contempt. The Canadian Islamic Congress brought...
Former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary is set to appeal his provisional detention in a June 30 open hearing to be broadcast on radio and TV stations, according to documents [scheduling order, PDF;...
The Afghan juvenile justice system is in serious need of reform, according to a study conducted by the Afghan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) . The report,...
US firearm ownership advocacy groups filed lawsuits in Chicago and San Francisco late this week seeking to overturn laws which ban handguns within the cities. The lawsuits were filed within a day of the US Supreme Court...
A proposal by the Italian government to fingerprint the countrys Roma minority drew fierce criticism from the human rights community and Roma advocates on Friday. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni ...
The US Department of Justice announced Friday that it has settled a lawsuit brought by former US Army germ-warfare researcher Dr. Steven Hatfill , a development that may moot a landmark contempt case...
A South African magistrate Thursday set April 14, 2009 as the start of the corruption and fraud trial of suspended police commissioner Jackie Selebi . The South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) charged...
