Thailand's interim-government Monday lifted a ban on political activities that had been in place since the 2006 bloodless coup , which will allow the dissolved political party Thai Rak Thai (TRT) to reform. The ban, which was lifted by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and his cabinet, will have to be backed by legislation passed in [...]

The Durban High Court in South Africa granted an execution order Tuesday allowing the country's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to seek documents obtained by the Mauritius government which are believed to evidence meetings between former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma and arms manufacturer Thint. Prosecutors are considering charging Zuma with corruption for allegedly receiving [...]

Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act , passed by the California State Assembly, June 5, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Karunakaran Kandasamy, the alleged director of the American branch of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) , and four other defendants pleaded not in US federal court guilty Monday to charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and bribing public officials. [...]

US District Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to 30 months in prison Tuesday for his conviction on two counts of perjury, one count of lying to the FBI and one count of obstruction of justice. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald had urged that Libby be sentenced to up to [...]

Pakistani police Tuesday issued a "preliminary complaint" against approximately 200 journalists, opposition party members and pro-democracy activists who demonstrated outside the Pakistan parliament building Monday evening protesting an emergency media ordinance in defiance of a government ban on unauthorized rallies issued late last week by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf . The ordinance gave the Pakistan [...]

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet urged members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt measures to ensure the independence of UNHRC investigators . Speaking during a special UNHRC session, Bachelet appealed to the 47 member countries to pass agendas and organization rules in the UNHRC's upcoming 5th session that will allow independent experts and [...]

United States of America v. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Guantanamo Bay Military Commission, June 4, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

United States of America v. Ohmar Ahmed Khadr, Guantanamo Bay Military Commission, June 4, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Nine suspects were arrested and charged Monday in the US Eastern District of California for allegedly plotting the violent overthrow of the Laotian government. The suspects, including General Vang Pao, a former general in the Royal Lao Army, and Harrison Jack, a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and a retired Lt. [...]