Canadian government accountability group Democracy Watch brought a lawsuit on Thursday, seeking to postpone the country's parliamentary elections scheduled for October 14. The group argues that the elections, proposed by Prime Minister Stephen...
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A court of appeals in The Hague on Thursday extended prison terms for four Dutch terror suspects convicted in 2006 for planning attacks against Dutch politicians and government facilities after finding them guilty of an additional charge...
A US Army soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to accessory to murder in connection with the killings of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners west of Baghdad last year. Specialist Steven Ribordy, formerly a member of the 1st...
The trial of former Yugoslav army chief of staff and general Momcilo Perisic began Thursday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague. The trial was scheduled to commence...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday called on the Ethiopian government to release rendition victims in custody or prosecute them in an open court that meets basic fair trial standards. The renditions were...
Former Polish leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski testified Thursday at the resumption of his trial that he had no choice but to impose martial law on Poland in 1981. Jaruzelski,...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear 10 cases , including two implicating the land rights of Native peoples, during its term that begins next week. In Hawaii, et al....
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) last Friday ended the segregation of five defendants currently in pretrial detention. The decision, released to the public on Wednesday, was a response...
The US Senate voted Wednesday to approve legislation establishing a cooperative nuclear energy agreement with India. The bill, entitled the "United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act," was approved by a vote of...
The annual UN Treaty Event , celebrated yearly to promote universal participation in international treaties and agreements, concluded Wednesday after a number of states signed and ratified various treaties and conventions. This year's event,...
