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News Bangladesh court convicts dozens more over border guard mutiny
Bangladesh court convicts dozens more over border guard mutiny
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
April 19, 2010 12:06:00 pm

A Bangladeshi special court in the district of Sathkhira on Monday sentenced 56 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny that...

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News Rights group urges Angola to fight corruption
Rights group urges Angola to fight corruption
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
April 13, 2010 08:34:00 am

The government of Angola should take a stronger stand against corruption , according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . Despite the nation's large economic growth and increased stability following...

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News Thailand Election Commission calls for dissolution of ruling party
Thailand Election Commission calls for dissolution of ruling party
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
April 12, 2010 12:16:00 pm

Thailand's Election Commission on Monday called for the dissolution of the ruling party for failing to report donations and alleged misuse of those donations. The Commission's decision comes amid some of the deadliest political clashes...

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News Sri Lanka ex-army chief court-martials postponed
Sri Lanka ex-army chief court-martials postponed
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
April 6, 2010 08:55:00 am

Two separate court-martial proceedings against former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka were adjourned Tuesday. The trials, originally set to resume Tuesday, were postponed due to an ongoing case in the Sri...

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News Dutch court upholds UN immunity for Srebrenica massacre
Dutch court upholds UN immunity for Srebrenica massacre
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
March 30, 2010 08:06:00 am

The Hague Appeals Court on Tuesday upheld the UN's immunity from prosecution by rejecting claims brought by relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre during...

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News Myanmar opposition party boycotting elections over ‘unjust’ law
Myanmar opposition party boycotting elections over ‘unjust’ law
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
March 29, 2010 10:09:00 am

Myanmar's largest opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) , announced Monday that it will not participate in the nation's first elections in 20 years because of "unjust" election laws . A spokesperson for the NLD...

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News Germany court sentences former Nazi to life in prison
Germany court sentences former Nazi to life in prison
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
March 23, 2010 07:56:00 am

A German court on Tuesday sentenced former Nazi SS member Heinrich Boere to life in prison for the 1944 murders of three Dutch civilians. Boere's trial began in October after he was declared medically fit to stand trial. [JURIST...

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News Bangladesh cabinet ratifies ICC treaty
Bangladesh cabinet ratifies ICC treaty
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
March 22, 2010 02:09:00 pm

The Bangladesh Cabinet on Monday ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The ratification will not aid in the nation's pending war crimes trials for the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation...

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News Mumbai terror suspect pleads guilty in US court
Mumbai terror suspect pleads guilty in US court
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
March 19, 2010 08:01:00 am

US citizen and Chicago resident David Headley pleaded guilty to 12 counts of federal terrorism Thursday, including charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and an alleged plot against the Danish...

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News Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Ohio inmate challenging injection protocol
Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Ohio inmate challenging injection protocol
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff - U. Pittsburgh School of Law - US
March 16, 2010 08:20:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the execution of Lawrence Reynolds, an Ohio inmate challenging the state's lethal injection procedure. Reynolds, who was convicted of strangling an elderly neighbor...

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