A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday ordered the administrator for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) to refrain from characterizing himself as independent from...
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Federal judge rules BP oil spill victim fund not independent entity
Russia presidential rights council to examine Khodorkovsky verdict
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US immigration court orders deportation of former Nazi supporter
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Federal appeals court upholds life sentence for Bush assassination plotter
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Obama signs documents ratifying New START treaty
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Rights group accuses Indian security forces of human rights violations
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Kazakhstan parliament votes to hold presidential election in 2012
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Mississippi AG seeks to remedy deficiencies of BP oil spill victim fund
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Rights group accuses Iraq of running secret prison
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UN rights chief concerned over Egypt protest casualties
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Russia's Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights will look into the verdicts handed down against former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev . During a recent...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Detroit Immigration Court has ordered the removal of a Michigan man accused of killing Jews while serving as a member of the Nazi-sponsored...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the life sentence of Ahmed Abu Ali, a US citizen who joined al Qaeda while studying abroad in Saudi Arabia. Abu Ali was...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed documents ratifying the New START treaty , an agreement between Russia and the US intended to reduce nuclear arms in both countries. Russian President...
The human rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Tuesday accusing Indian security forces of committing human rights violations in response to terrorist attacks and urging reforms in the country's justice system....
Kazakhstan's parliament on Wednesday approved amendments to the constitution which allow President Nursultan Nazarbayev to hold presidential elections in 2012 instead of extending his presidency until 2020. The bill...
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Tuesday requested that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana order the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) to fulfill its legal obligations to aid...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday accused military officials overseen by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of running a secret jail in Iraq that is not subject to inspection by...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday praised the efforts of Egyptian protesters while repeating concerns over casualties , calling on the nation's leaders to give citizens the democratic reform they...
