Amnesty International (AI) Thursday reported the recent deaths of several Libyan detainees who were apparently tortured while in custody . The deaths come amid allegations of widespread torture and ill-treatment of detainees accused of being pro-Gaddafi...
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Brazil prosecutors plan to file criminal charges, in addition to the $11 billion civil suit, against Chevron officials for the 2,400 barrel oil spill off the coast of Brazil in the Campos Basin in...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday lifted an injunction won by Chevon Corporation to block enforcement of what the US oil company claims is a fraudulent, multibillion-dollar...
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Minnesota statute requiring people convicted of crimes to submit a DNA sample does not violate the Fourth Amendment right to unreasonable search. The Minnesota law ,...
A media adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that the government will take legal action on behalf of the victims of the November 2005 Haditha killings ,...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addressed the UN Security Council Wednesday, expressing concern over alleged current human rights violations in Libya. Pillay first noted that the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) ...
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit asking the court to overturn the decision to block provisions of the state's new controversial...
The Constitutional Court of Romania on Wednesday ruled that a law allowing local and parliamentary elections to be held at the same time is unconstitutional. The Romanian Parliament passed the law...
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Wednesday upheld the conviction and 31-year sentence of Radomir Vukovic for his part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . While...
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday authorized the use of television cameras and other recording devices in state courts . The order permits "extended media coverage" in courtrooms, which entails broadcasting of proceedings...
