Saddam Hussein's former lawyer on Saturday asked the British attorney general for consent to prosecute former prime minister Tony Blair for violations of the Geneva Conventions . Giovanni di Stefano, who represents former Iraqi...
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Sudanese leaders reached an agreement Sunday for a referendum on independence for the south. The agreement was reached between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar al-Bashir and the Sudan...
At least four justices on the Supreme Court of the Philippines believe the court should hear cases stemming from this month's imposition of martial law in the province of Maguindanao, despite petitions to...
The Canadian government has begun reviewing its security certificate system, which allows the government to deport residents who pose a threat to national security, the Canadian Press (CP) reported Sunday. The government...
Chinese prosecutors formerly charged prominent rights activist Liu Xiaobo on Saturday with inciting subversion. Liu, who spent two years in prison following the Tiananmen Square uprising, has long challenged China's one-party rule, and co-authored Charter 08 ,...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a lawsuit by four UK citizens and former Guantanamo Bay detainees against former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld [JURIST...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In City of Ontario v. Quon , the Court will consider whether a special weapons and tactics...
Libya is making strides towards greater transparency and acknowledgment of human rights, but still has a long way to go, according to a report published Saturday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report, entitled...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Friday that a leaked memo signals that the US government intends to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) [DOC...
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed Saturday to consider accepting one Guantanamo Bay detainee after a request from the Obama administration, though the Bulgarian Parliament would...
