The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) on Monday asked the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals to declassify a district judge's ruling on possible warrantless wiretaps used by the government in a high-profile terrorism...
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Nikolai Lozovik, Secretary for the Belarus Central Election Commission , announced Tuesday that the third-term inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will be delayed. Lukashenko's landslide reelection earlier this month triggered claims of widespread...
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti, Jr. Monday announced an investigation into the American Red Cross over accusations that some of its volunteers stole money from Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Foti reportedly opened...
Mexican President Vicente Fox has lauded Monday's approval by the US Senate Judiciary Committee of an immigration bill that would provide temporary work visas to undocumented workers in the US and that rejected...
Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial were left in a quandary Monday after hearing conflicting testimony from Moussaoui and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , the alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks [JURIST...
The BBC is reporting a statement by the Nigerian government that wanted war crimes suspect Charles Taylor , the former Liberian president indicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) who it said...
Afghanistan's Justice Minister said Tuesday that authorities have released Abdul Rahman , the Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity. Sarwar Danish did not provide any...
Jail sentences were handed down Monday by Belarusian courts for more than 150 protestors who were detained by police while taking part in recent election protests. Thousands of citizens gathered last week to demonstrate against...
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments on whether prisons which deny difficult inmates access to newspapers, magazines, and photographs are violating the First Amendment . In the case of Beard v....
The last meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights took place in Geneva Monday, as its replacement prepares to hold its first session on June 19. The UN Human Rights Council ...
