The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has decided to transfer the case of Fulgence Kayishema to the Rwandan authorities. The three-panel Referral Chamber ordered the transfer so that Rwandan authorities can refer...
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday presented the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence to the UN Security Council . The report documents numerous conflict-related sexual...
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has told the court that he is saddened by "charges of unfair and baseless fabrications" and expressed his confidence in the Egyptian judicial system. Mubarak's remarks were published...
Pakistan authorities pledged Tuesday to arrest former president Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto . Interior Minister Rehman Malik ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday criticized Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (FTG) and African Union forces (AMISOM) for failing to stop the unlawful recruitment of children as soldiers, forced marriage and...
The New Jersey State Assembly voted 42-33 on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage . Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver , who sponsored the bill, indicated that she was proud the legislature was able to use the...
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday sentenced Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to life imprisonment for his attempted bombing on an American aircraft. The 25-year...
The New Jersey Senate on Monday voted 24-16 to approve the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act , a bill which, if enacted, would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Under the bill, marriage...
A local Chinese court in Xiamen on Monday indicted Lai Changxing on charges of bribing Chinese government officials and running a Xiamen-based network that smuggled large quantities of goods during the 1990s. As chairman of the Yuanhua...
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 11-7 in favor of a bill that would allow televising of US Supreme Court proceedings. Currently, only few citizens can hear the...
