A German court on Wednesday began the trial of Rwandan rebel leader Ignace Murwanashyaka and deputy Straton Musoni on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Murwanashyaka was the leader of the predominantly Hutu Democratic Forces for the...
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The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ruled Wednesday that the war crimes trial of former Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj can continue. Seselj, charged with 14 counts of crimes...
Thailand's government should investigate crimes allegedly committed by both government officials and protesters during 2010's violent political protests , according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report details...
US Attorney Preet Bharara filed a civil suit on Tuesday against Deutsche Bank in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing the bank of engaging in mortgage fraud. Through...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit challenging Utah's controversial immigration law . The bill, which has...
A Honduran court on Monday dismissed the two remaining charges of conspiracy against former president Manuel Zelaya , allowing him to return to the country. The ruling could lead to Honduras being readmitted to the...
Spain's National Court on Tuesday sentenced two Somali pirates to 439 years in prison each for their involvement in the 2009 hijacking of a Spanish fishing boat off the coast of Somalia. Pirates Cabdiweli Cabdullahi...
The lawyer for accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk called for acquittal Tuesday as he presented his closing arguments in a German courtroom. Defense lawyer Ulrich Busch also argued that Demjanjuk should be awarded damages...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo revealed that investigators have evidence that Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi committed crimes against humanity. During an interview with the Associated Press, Ocampo said he...
Journalism rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday released its annual list of predators of press freedom , which included the heads of state of several countries in the Middle East and North Africa....
