A Kuwait delegate has started discussions with US officials for the release of two Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainees, the Kuwaiti Ambassador told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Friday. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stated [KUNA...
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Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, to end the pattern of human rights abuses committed by former president Hosni Mubarak and the Supreme Council of the Armed...
The US Supreme Court on Friday denied certiorari in a case dealing with media ownership regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . In National Association of Broadcasters v. FCC ...
The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday found the defense team of Nuon Chea , the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist, guilty of misconduct . The decision came...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday criticizing governments across the globe for implementing counterterrorism laws that allegedly infringe upon suspects' due process and basic human rights. While the report acknowledges that terrorism...
The Referral Chamber of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday transferred the case of Pheneas Munyarugarama to the Rwandan authorities. The decision was based on ICTR prosecutors' request two...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Thursday that a district court erred in holding that corporations can contribute directly to political campaigns. The Fourth Circuit held that the Supreme Court's decision...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for her terrorism conviction. Stewart's sentence was...
A Chinese court in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Friday quashed the sentence against a Chinese blogger and former forestry employee for lack of evidence. With the annulment of the sentence, the Chongqing Third Intermediate Court ruled [WP...
After the US Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on Thursday, reactions from lawmakers and parties of interest inundated press coverage. US President Barack Obama , who has...
