The Frankfurt High Regional Court on Tuesday began the trial of a former Rwandan mayor on genocide charges relating to his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Onesphore Rwabukombe , a 54-year-old...
The Supreme Court of Louisiana on Friday granted the request of a Louisiana federal judge who sought to permanently resign from practicing law. Ex-federal judge Thomas Porteous voluntarily surrendered his law license...
The Tunisia Constitutional Council on Saturday officially announced that President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has permanetly left the office of the president. The council, the country's highest legal authority on constitutional issues, declared that the leader of...
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Washington state's "top-two" primary election system is constitutional. Judge John Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington held that voters were not confused...
The Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow found former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty of embezzlement Monday. Khodorkovsky, the former owner of...
Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for crimes against humanity during Argentina's "Dirty War" . The Federal Court of Cordoba [official website, in...
The National Assembly of Venezuela on Monday passed the Social Responsibility Law , which bans Internet content that promotes unrest among citizens or challenges legally established authorities. The law expands 2004 restrictions...
A UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) expert on Monday urged Myanmar's military government to release 2,202 political prisoners . Tomas Ojea Quintana , a UN Special Rapporteur, called for the release of the...
The Ontario Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that several prostitution-related laws struck down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) would remain in effect until April 29, pending an appeal. Justice...
The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) petitioned a court on Wednesday to investigate a Guantanamo Bay psychologist who allegedly engaged in activities amounting to professional misconduct....
