The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Wednesday that high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will be subject to capital charges and tried in a military court . According...
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Accused USS Cole bomber to be tried in military court
Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich back on trial for corruption
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EU lawmakers request review of Hungary constitution
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Supreme Court hears arguments on attorney-client privilege
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UK court upholds controversial online copyright infringement act
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India high court urges end to practice of honor killing
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Italy deports former Guantanamo detainee to home country of Tunisia
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Supreme Court rules prisoners may not seek monetary damages for violation of rights
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Ex-Rwanda prosecutor arrested in Belgium on genocide charges
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UN urges Nepal to punish war crimes, increase women’s rights
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Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday went on trial for a second time on corruption charges, including one that he tried to sell President Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat. Blagojevich...
A faction of the European Parliament on Wednesday requested that the European Union review Hungary's new constitution , which the country's national assembly approved on Monday. Guy Verhofstadt,...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Indian Nation on whether the attorney-client privilege entitles the US to...
The UK High Court on Wednesday upheld the nation's Digital Economy Act (DEA) , aimed at the prevention of online copyright infringement. Justice Kenneth Parker dismissed four of the five challenges brought in...
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday urged an end to the practice of "honor killing" , calling the customary ritual "wholly illegal." The court said that officials who are aware of the practice...
Italy deported a Tunisian national and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Wednesday for his connections to an extremist group that had planned various acts of terrorism in the country. Accompanied by Italian officials, Abdel Ben Mabrouk [NYT...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-2 in Sossamon v. Texas that states do not consent to waive their sovereign immunity to private suits for money damages under...
Belgian prosecutors announced Wednesday that police in Belgium arrested Rwandan Mathias Bushishi Monday for his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Police arrested Bushishi on an international arrest warrant that...
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang spoke Tuesday to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal (CA) about several human rights issues in the country, including a reluctance to prosecute war crimes and insufficient...
