Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr on Monday appeared at a pre-trial hearing and informed the court that he had previously rejected a plea deal offered by the US government. Under...

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in relation to the Darfur conflict . The...

The Indian Environmental Minister Jairam Ramesh apologized Saturday for the government's role in the 2008 disposal of toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster , which he said was done secretly and in an...

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday denied the stay of proceedings request of accused Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga . Katanga filed the appeal in June seeking a stay...

US Attorney General Eric Holder said during an interview Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will continue monitoring the effects of Arizona's recently passed immigration bill [SB 1070...

A Zimbabwean court on Monday granted bail to human rights activist Farai Maguwu, who was being held for allegedly supplying false information about Zimbabwe's controversial diamond mining practices to the international diamond control body the Kimberley Process (KP) [official...

US Attorney General Eric Holder said during an interview Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation that no final decision has been reached as to whether accused 9/11 conspirators, such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST...

More than 1,000 protesters marched through the streets of Toronto on Saturday to demand transparent public inquiries into police action in connection with last month's Group of 20 (G-20) summit . Nearly 1,000 arrests were made before and...

The Cuban government on Saturday freed the first of 52 political prisoners who will be released as part of an agreement with the Roman Catholic Church , which was brokered by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel...

British Prime Minister David Cameron and UN Chief War Crimes Prosecutor Serge Brammertz marked the Fifteenth anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre , by reaffirming their commitment to bringing those responsible for the deaths...