The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) ruled Monday that former Khmer Rogue leader Kaing Guek Eav , also known as "Duch," has been detained unlawfully...
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The US Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases Monday. The Court ruled 7-2 in Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez that a municipal tax that falls...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in four cases. In United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa , the Court will decide on the requirements for...
The government of Yemen denied Sunday that it had reached an agreement with the US to transfer nearly 100 Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation. According to a statement from the Yemen Ministry...
Prominent Vietnamese pro-democracy lawyer Le Cong Dinh was arrested Saturday by Vietnam forces for allegedly conspiring against the government, according to state media. Dinh was charged with "colluding with foreign reactionaries to sabotage the Vietnamese State,"...
The Kenyan government must address impunity for human rights violations committed by police and security forces during the December 2007 post-election violence , Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan urged Friday upon...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Friday that a torture lawsuit against former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo can proceed. Judge Jeffrey White refused...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Saudi Arabia, their country of origin, where they will undergo judicial review and rehabilitation. Khalid...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief Friday to petition the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rehear a state secrets privilege case en banc....
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority...
