At the urging of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Embassy in Washington has formally demanded that the US government promptly investigate charges of torture, abuse and other inhumane tactics being used against Bahraini prisoner...
The civil trial of former El Salvadoran military officer and naturalized US citizen Nicolas Carranza commenced in US District Court in Memphis Monday. Carranza was vice president of defense and director of the Salvadoran Treasury police during...
According to a recent survey from ROMIR Monitoring , more than half of Russians think those in positions of power, ranging from the president and parliament to government and the courts, are dishonest and corrupt. Alexander Konovalov, the president...
After what Human Rights Watch has called a flawed trial , a 14-year-old boy is facing execution in Saudi Arabia after his conviction for the murder of a young child. The three-year-old victim was found dead...
Britian's military court service announced Monday that the seven British soldiers facing court-martial over alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners will not stand trial until next year. The charges against the men relate to treatment of Iraqi prisoners being held...
Lewis Libby , Vice President Dick Cheney's long-time chief of staff, will make his first court appearance on Thursday, after being indicted Friday in the CIA leak investigation , a court official said Monday....
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in four cases, including one where the Court will clarify the rights of illegal immigrants upon reentering the United States after having been deported. In Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales...
A military tribunal began hearings Monday in the case of a US Army sergeant accused of killing two of his superior officers in Iraq. The Article 32 hearing will determine whether Staff Sergeant...
US District Judge Richard M. Berman will consider the constitutionality of New York City's random search of bags and packages in the city's subway system, as trial begins Monday in the case . The New York Civil Liberties...
AP is reporting that the UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter calling on Syria to cooperate with a UN investigation into the February assassination...