The White House Wednesday cited the religious views of US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers , acknowledging the relevance of those to religious conservatives while denying that they should play any role in the rulings...
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Counter-terrorism legislation and practice survey [UK FCO]
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Terrorism Bill [UK Parliament]
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Report on life sentencing of US juveniles [AI/HRW]
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China human rights report [US CECC]
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US Supreme Court hears arguments in whistleblower, mining cases
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Serb war crimes trial of Kosovo Albanian adjourned after opening
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Protesters call for execution of Bali bombers on anniversary of attacks
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Northwest Airlines asks bankruptcy court to void labor contracts
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EU to require year-long telecom records retention in anti-terror campaign
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Counter-terrorism Legislation and Practice: A Survey of Selected Countries, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, October 12, 2005 . Read the full text of the survey . Reported...
Terrorism Bill, text as introduced in the UK Parliament October 12, 2005 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported...
The Rest of Their Lives, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, October 12, 2005 . Read the full text of the report ....
2005 Annual Report, Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 11, 2005 [concluding that China has made no significant progress in human rights or law reform over the past year and has increased government restrictions on Chinese citizens who worship in state-controlled...
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard arguments on how far First Amendment protection should stretch for government whistleblowers who claim retaliation for their speech. In Garcetti v. Ceballos , an employee in...
A Kosovo Albanian rebel indicted on war crimes charges was put on trial Wednesday before a special Serbian court, but the trial adjourned immediately after opening. Anton Lekaj, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army , is...
Hundreds of demonstrators Wednesday gathered again outside the prison where several men convicted in the 2002 Bali bombings had been held, calling for the execution of the bombers on the third anniversary of the attacks [Jakarta Post...
Northwest Airlines asked a federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday to void labor contracts if its employee unions do not agree to concessions worth $1.4 billion a year . The attempted savings are part of the airline's...
The EU on Wednesday approved new rules requiring telecommunications companies to retain records of phone and e-mail communications for up to a year to aid in anti-terror efforts in Europe. EU justice ministers approved...
