Chile's Supreme Court Wednesday sentenced five former Chilean military officers for their role in the killing of five leftist political opponents as part of the so-called "Caravan of Death" in October 1973. General...
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases, including Waddington v. Sarausad , 07-772, in which the Court will consider whether a ruling ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a district court order requiring Ohio's secretary of state to establish a system that allows county elections boards to confirm newly registered voters'...
A report issued Tuesday by Amnesty International (AI) links the large number of executions in Saudi Arabia to flaws in the Saudi judicial system. The report, titled Affront to Justice:...
Ohio Republican Party; Larry Wolpert, v. Jennifer Brunner, Secretary of State of Ohio, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, October 14, 2008 [upholding a district court order requiring Ohio's secretary of state to establish a system that allows...
Two classified memos sent from the Bush administration to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 explicitly sanctioned the use of certain harsh interrogation techniques, including waterboarding , the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The documents were reportedly...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday rejected an emergency request for provisional measures from the Georgian Republic to stop the alleged killing and mass displacement of citizens...
Turkish Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin apologized Tuesday on behalf of the Turkish government for the death of Engin Ceber, an anti-government protester who died after alleged torture while in police custody on Saturday. Sahin...
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday rejected as unconstitutional a proposed peace agreement between the government and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) . The Memorandum of Agreement on...
The Chinese People's Court in Chamdo prefecture sentenced eight Tibetan monks to prison last month, including two to life sentences, according to Tibetan activist group Free Tibet Tuesday. The eight monks were arrested by Chinese authorities in...
