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News Bahrain military court sentences 19 more protesters
Bahrain military court sentences 19 more protesters
Andrea Bottorff
October 5, 2011 12:16:44 pm

A Bahrain civilian-military court on Wednesday sentenced 19 more protesters to prison terms of up to five years, bringing the total number of protesters sentenced this week to 85. The court sentenced 13 protesters to five...

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News UN rights expert urges Cambodia to review proposed NGO law
UN rights expert urges Cambodia to review proposed NGO law
Andrea Bottorff
September 29, 2011 02:09:04 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday urged the Cambodian government to review a proposed law that would hinder non-governmental organization (NGO) efforts in the country. The proposed Law on Associations...

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News France appeals court rejects extradition of Rwanda ex-president’s widow
France appeals court rejects extradition of Rwanda ex-president’s widow
Andrea Bottorff
September 29, 2011 12:55:24 pm

The Court of Appeal of Paris on Wednesday rejected a request from Rwandan officials to extradite Agathe Habyarimana, widow of assassinated Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana , to Rwanda to face trial on genocide charges....

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News DOJ asks to dismiss case seeking release of bin Laden photographs
DOJ asks to dismiss case seeking release of bin Laden photographs
Andrea Bottorff
September 28, 2011 02:07:58 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit calling for the release of photographs taken shortly after Osama bin Laden's death. Nonprofit organization Justice Watch filed a complaint...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of ex-army officer
Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of ex-army officer
Andrea Bottorff
September 28, 2011 12:31:53 pm

The Appeals Chamber for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the case of Aloys Ntabakuze , a former Rwandan army officer convicted of genocide and related...

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal to separate trials of Khmer Rouge leaders
Cambodia genocide tribunal to separate trials of Khmer Rouge leaders
Andrea Bottorff
September 22, 2011 02:35:08 pm

The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Thursday ordered the trials of four alleged Khmer Rouge leaders be split into a series of smaller trials . The ECCC said that...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses torture cases against Abu Ghraib contractors
Federal appeals court dismisses torture cases against Abu Ghraib contractors
Andrea Bottorff
September 22, 2011 01:29:49 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday dismissed two cases filed by former Iraqi detainees who claimed they had been tortured by civilian contractors at the Abu Ghraib prison near...

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News Malaysia to repeal strict laws allowing detention without trial
Malaysia to repeal strict laws allowing detention without trial
Andrea Bottorff
September 15, 2011 02:01:05 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on Thursday that the government would repeal two strict security laws that had allowed extended detention of suspects without trial, as well as review other laws dealing with freedom of the...

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News UN extends terms for international tribunal prosecutors until December 2014
UN extends terms for international tribunal prosecutors until December 2014
Andrea Bottorff
September 15, 2011 12:56:11 pm

The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the terms for prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) until December 31, 2014. In unanimously adopting resolutions 2006 and 2007...

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News Netherlands court finds country liable for 1947 Indonesia massacre claims
Netherlands court finds country liable for 1947 Indonesia massacre claims
Andrea Bottorff
September 14, 2011 12:21:58 pm

The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday ruled that the Dutch government must pay damages to one survivor and seven widows of men killed by Dutch troops during a 1947...

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

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