The backlog of cases pending in the Delhi High Court would take more than 460 years to clear, according to the court's annual report . Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah released the report at a...
The Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday dismissed a corruption lawsuit against Hutomo Mandala Putra , son of former Indonesian President Haji Mohammed Suharto . The suit against Putra, also known as "Tommy Suharto," had...
Many UN member states are failing to hold other countries accountable for human rights violations , according to a UN Watch report released Friday. The report, entitled "Mutual Praise Society," focused on meetings of...
Convening authority of military commissions Susan Crawford announced Thursday that the Pentagon has formally dropped charges against suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahimal al-Nashiri . Crawford's order...
The court martial for seven Polish soldiers accused of killing six civilians in Afghanistan began Tuesday in Poland. The solders are being prosecuted for violating provisions of Geneva Conventions , which provide protection for...
The Manhattan Surrogate Court has ruled that the surviving partner of a same-sex marriage performed in Canada is entitled to inherit the estate of a deceased spouse. The decision issued late last week leaves...
Former US detainee and Canadian citizen Maher Arar said Thursday that he was shocked and saddened to learn that US government officials had testified at the US military commission trial of fellow...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Tuesday began the war crimes trial of former Serbian general Vlastimir Djordjevic . Djordjevic was arrested in 2007 and formally...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugolavia (ICTY) on Wednesday charged Volislav Seselj with contempt of court after it was alleged that Seselj authored...
Proposed amendments to the Russian Constitution extending term limits for the president and members of parliament officially took effect Wednesday when the text of the updated constitution was published in the state newspaper...
