An Egyptian criminal court on Sunday ordered 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) released on bail , including deputy chairman Mahmoud Ezzat and spokesperson Essam al-Erian. The members of MB, which...
A Belgian parliamentary committee voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the Islamic burqa and other "full veils" from being worn in public. The proposed legislation applies to areas "accessible to the public" or areas...
A federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday returned a five-count indictment against nine suspected members of the Hutaree "militia" group accused of plotting to kill...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged government officials in El Salvador to repeal a 1993 amnesty law that prevents any investigation into killings committed during the country's 12-year civil war , including...
The Turkish government on Monday unveiled a controversial new reform bill proposing amendments to 22 articles of the Turkish Constitution in hopes of making the government more democratic and strengthening the country's bid to join...
The State of Law Coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday asked the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to recount ballots cast in the March 7 parliamentary election [JURIST news...
The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern , on Sunday proposed holding a referendum later this year to remove the criminal offense of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution ....
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday submitted to ICC judges the names of 20 senior political and business leaders who bear the gravest responsibility for the deadly violence perpetrated...
An international court to prosecute crimes against humanity committed by communist regimes should be created by the European Union (EU) , the participants of the Prague Crimes of the Communist Regime Conference said in a joint...
The Venezuelan government is continuously violating basic human rights , particularly freedom of expression, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the Organization of American States (OAS) said in a report released Wednesday. The...
