An Indian court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's main city, on Wednesday convicted 32 individuals for their roles in the deaths of 95 people during the 2002 Gujarat riots . Among the convicted was Maya Kodnani, the...
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India court convicts 32 for crimes during Gujarat riots
Ukraine high court denies ex-PM Tymoshenko’s appeal
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Federal court rules proposed Texas voting map discriminatory
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Federal judge awards $21 million in lawsuit against former Somalia PM
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Europe rights court condemns Italy ban on embryo screening
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Russia rights council questions prison sentences for feminist activist band members
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Federal appeals court finds Indiana sex offender registry violated due process
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France opens inquiry into circumstances surrounding Arafat’s death
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Michigan court orders collective bargaining question to appear on ballot
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Ukraine's highest court on Wednesday upheld the abuse of office conviction against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko . The country's Supreme Court reasoned that there would be...
A panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday that the proposed Texas voting map discriminates against black and Latino voters. Texas' population grew by 4.3 million, which gave it four more seats in the US House of...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday awarded $21 million to seven Somalis in a lawsuit against former Somali prime minister Mohamed Ali Samantar [JURIST...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Italy's ban on embryonic screening is a violation of human rights. According to a press release issued by the court, the ban is a...
The Russian Presidential Council on Human Rights , an independent advisory body, on Tuesday questioned the legitimacy of the recent guilty verdict and sentence for three members of the Russian feminist activist group...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that by not allowing Indiana citizens to appeal erroneous entries on the state Sex and Violent Offender Registry the Indiana Department of...
The Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterr announced Tuesday that a three-judge panel will investigate the death of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . The investigation was prompted in August by...
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that a proposal to preserve collective bargaining should be put on the upcoming November 6 ballot. The proposal would add a new article allowing workers to organize...
After being awarded $1.05 billion by a jury last week for patent infringement, Apple filed a motion with the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday asking it to block eight...
