The US Department of Defense said Tuesday that three charges have been referred against Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul for his alleged ties to al Qaeda. Al Bahlul is accused of serving as "personal and media director" for Osama bin Laden and is charged with conspiracy and solicitation to commit [...]

Zacarias Moussaoui had his rights violated when a federal judge mandated secrecy rules that prevented his lawyers from showing him classified evidence, according to a brief asking for Moussaoui's guilty plea to be overturned. In the brief, filed in January but recently unsealed, lawyers for Moussaoui say that: Moussaoui appeals because his plea was involuntary, [...]

Sabine Mayr v Backerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flockner OHG, European Court of Justice, February 26, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Joint Statement: Time to close the doors of Guantanamo, Canadian Bar Association, February 25, 2008 . Read the full text of the letter . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The human rights of inmates in Nigerian prisons are "systematically violated," Amnesty International said in a Tuesday report based on visits to 10 prisons across Nigeria over the last six months. According to the report: Approximately 65 percent of the inmates are awaiting trial, most of whom have been waiting for their trial for years. [...]

Former Argentinian President Fernando de la Rua Tuesday denied charges that he attempted to bribe lawmakers with millions of dollars to secure the approval of labor reforms during his presidency from 1999 to December 2001. Judge Daniel Rafecas formally charged de la Rua Monday. Nine other former officials are facing related bribery charges. De la [...]

The military government of Myanmar Tuesday announced that it has enacted a law to govern the May referendum on a new constitution for the country. The government said the law sets procedures for voting, announcing results, and imposing penalties for the violation of its provisions. The government said it has also named the 45 members [...]

A panel convened by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) said Tuesday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is violating the constitutional rights of US workers by conducting illegal searches and seizures in workplace raids to find illegal immigrants. The UFCW's National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of Fourth Amendment [...]

Belarusian authorities Tuesday granted jailed opposition politician Alexander Kozulin a three-day release from prison to attend the funeral of his wife, who died on Saturday. Kozulin was sentenced to over five years in prison in July 2006 for leading unauthorized protests over the controversial re-election of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier that year. Kozulin, his [...]

Leaders of 34 international bar associations and law societies called for the "immediate closure" of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in a letter released Monday. The letter, addressed to US President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said: Few governmental operations in democratic countries have shown such a profound disrespect [...]