Khalil Dulaimi, chief Iraqi lawyer for Saddam Hussein , claimed Friday in an interview with the Associated Press that his client had been "severely tortured" by Americans during his detention, bolstering Saddam's own claims dramatically...
A court in London ruled Friday that the former Vice-President of crippled Russian oil-giant Yukos , Aleksander Temerko, currently living in Britain, cannot be extradited to Russia, saying that he would likely not receive a...
A federal judge has granted a temporary injunction against a new California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors sought by the Video Software Dealers Association and the Entertainment Software Association...
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Ohio election officials of violating constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. The League of Women Voters sued state election officials,...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Kansas did not unconstitutionally impose a tax on distributors of fuel that was sold on an Indian reservation. In Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [Duke...
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has ordered a clarification of rules on how US troops are to respond if they witness mistreatment of detainees by other forces. The request is a result of the confusion that occurred...
Chilean Judge Victor Montiglio announced Tuesday that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will face a new round of human rights charges. As the judge continues to investigate Pinochet's role in Operation Colombo ,...
The Russian Duma , the lower house of parliament, has approved a bill that would greatly increase state control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by requiring them to register with a state commission. The law, passed Wednesday by 370...
Italian Justice Minister Roberto Castelli has cast doubt on the motivations behind a Milan prosecutor's request for the extradition of 22 CIA agents accused of participating in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 ....
The European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) reported Wednesday that Roma minorities, also known as Gypsies, are the ethnic group most susceptible to racism in the European Union . As the EU expands...
