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News ICTY appeals chamber rules on interfering with Haradinaj witnesses
ICTY appeals chamber rules on interfering with Haradinaj witnesses
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 23, 2009 04:05:00 pm

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday reversed the contempt conviction of Astrit Haraqija and affirmed the conviction of Bajrush Morina for interfering with...

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News Sri Lanka IMF loan should be contingent on human rights progress: HRW
Sri Lanka IMF loan should be contingent on human rights progress: HRW
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 23, 2009 02:14:00 pm

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should require the Sri Lankan government to address human rights abuses as a condition for a USD $2.5 billion emergency loan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. HRW...

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News Mumbai terror attack trial to continue despite confession
Mumbai terror attack trial to continue despite confession
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 23, 2009 01:03:00 pm

The trial of Mumbai terror attack suspect Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab will continue in an Indian court, despite Kasab's admission of guilt , a judge ruled Thursday. Judge ML Tahilyani ruled that Kasab's...

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News UN rights investigators denied access to Guantanamo detention facility
UN rights investigators denied access to Guantanamo detention facility
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 23, 2009 11:35:00 am

The US government has turned down requests from two separate UN investigators to visit the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay , the Washington Post reported Thursday. UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak and UN special...

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News Senate terminates federal judge impeachment proceedings
Senate terminates federal judge impeachment proceedings
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 23, 2009 10:16:00 am

The US Senate on Wednesday dismissed articles of impeachment for former federal judge Samuel Kent . The decision to terminate impeachment proceedings came after the White House accepted Kent's resignation last...

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News Intel appeals European Commission 1.06 billion euro fine for antitrust violations
Intel appeals European Commission 1.06 billion euro fine for antitrust violations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 23, 2009 09:32:00 am

Computer chip maker Intel Corp. on Wednesday filed an appeal with the European Court of First Instance challenging a May European Commission (EC) ruling fining Intel €1.06 billion for violating European Union...

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News US immigration home raids violate constitution: report
US immigration home raids violate constitution: report
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 22, 2009 02:05:00 pm

Federal immigration agents conducting home raids have committed numerous constitutional violations, according a report released Wednesday by the Immigration Justice Clinic at the Cardozo School of Law. The report found that, since 2006, US Immigration...

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News Pentagon media program did not violate propaganda rules: report
Pentagon media program did not violate propaganda rules: report
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 22, 2009 09:39:00 am

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded Tuesday that the US Department of Defense (DOD) did not violate prohibitions on propaganda by having retired military officers (RMOs) offer public support to the Bush administration's war...

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News Sotomayor committee vote delayed a week by Senate Republicans
Sotomayor committee vote delayed a week by Senate Republicans
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 21, 2009 03:35:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at the request of Senate Republicans. The vote on whether to send the...

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News Guantanamo closure reports delayed 6 months
Guantanamo closure reports delayed 6 months
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 21, 2009 09:51:00 am

A report on the closure of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , due to be presented to US President Barack Obama Tuesday, will be delayed for six months, officials reported Monday....

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