The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday convicted and sentenced six individuals, including the first female to be charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, in relation to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ruled against the release of a former high-ranking Taliban official at Guantanamo Bay despite a request from Afghanistan's...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday condemned a Bahraini court for sentencing 21 human rights advocates, political activists and opposition leaders to harsh punishments. The court sentenced the protestors to lengthy prison sentences,...
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday sentenced four policemen to death for killing prominent human rights activist Floribert Chebeya last year. Cherbeya, a member of the activist group Voice of...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Freeman v. United States that an individual whose sentence is imposed under a plea agreement may be eligible...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in CSX Transportation v. McBride that a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) railroad negligence claim does not require...
A judge for the Court of Appeal for Ontario stayed an April 11 ruling that the country's marijuana laws are unconstitutional. Justice David Taliano of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice invalidated the Marihuana Medical...
Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested two military officials alleged to have been involved in the Balyoz Security Operation Plan ("Sledgehammer" plot) , a military plot to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government. Lieutenant General Ziya...
Dutch lawmakers on Wednesday passed a network neutrality law, which prohibits mobile operators from blocking or charging consumers fees for using Internet-based communication services. The law, passed by the Dutch Parliament's lower house, the Tweede Kamer...
The South Carolina House of Representatives voted 69-43 on Tuesday to enact legislation aimed at reforming the state's immigration laws. The immigration reform bill allows police officers to check a suspect's immigration...
