The human rights group Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released a report Wednesday detailing human rights abuses in Myanmar. The report revealed eight violations that fall under the purview of the International...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday commenced the trial of Idelphonse Nizeyimana on charges related to his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Nizeyimana, nicknamed "Butcher of Butare"...

A judge for the Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday ordered suspected Bosnian war criminal Aleksander Cvetkovic held in jail while the Israeli government attempts to extradite him to Bosnia to stand trial for crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian...

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the US government does not have to release non-redacted transcripts relating to the interrogation of certain "high...

Former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier [BBC Profile; JURIST news archive was charged Tuesday with corruption, theft, misappropriation of funds and other unnamed crimes. Duvalier underwent several hours of questioning, and, although he was released, he does not have the...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the consolidated cases of General Dynamics Corp. v. United States and The Boeing Company...

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa submitted 10 constitutional referendum questions on Monday to the Constitutional Court of Ecuador to certify their legality. The...

Sudanese security forces on Tuesday arrested opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi and eight other opposition party members. The arrests come after the Popular Congress Party (PCP) called for a popular uprising in protest of price increases on various...

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...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday urged government leaders in Tunisia to initiate dialogue between all sides in an attempt to restore rule of law in the country following the ousting of its president last...