The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) reported on Saturday that more detainees have joined a hunger strike in protest of ongoing trials related to recent pro-democracy protests. The nearly 20 jailed doctors face charges...
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Panamanian lawmakers approved a bill Saturday that requires runoffs in close presidential elections. The bill mandates that if no candidate amasses 50 percent of the vote after the election, a second round of voting would take place ....
Former French president Jacques Chirac , 78, and his legal team filed documents with the 11th Criminal Court of Paris on Friday claiming Chirac is too ill to face his corruption trial [press release in...
Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that Turkey will take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the legality of Israel's Gaza Strip blockade. Davutoglu delivered a press...
Alleged Nazi Sandor Kepiro died on Saturday at the age of 97, weeks after both the prosecution and the defense in his trial announced they would be be appealing his acquittal on war crimes charges . Kepiro was...
The European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Friday charged 10 former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) with war crimes for their actions during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
The UN on Friday criticized Israel for using excessive force during a May 2010 flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . In a...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday partially upheld a South Dakota law which expanded the requirements for informed consent for abortion . The court upheld the provision that...
US President Barack Obama on Friday requested the withdrawal of national smog standards proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . The draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards would have reduced the amount...
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) assured world leaders on Friday that Libya will be a society of tolerance and respect for the rule of law. During a meeting in Paris chaired by French President Nicolas...
