A Chinese appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of earthquake activist Tan Zuoren who was sentenced in February to five years in prison on subversion charges. Tan was charged with and convicted of inciting subversion to...

More than 30 defense lawyers from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) released a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST...

US Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) on Wednesday introduced legislation intended to reduce foreign oil dependence and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Practical Energy and Climate Plan of 2010 would reduce foreign oil...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday renewed calls for Kenya to establish a special tribunal to investigate crimes committed following the 2007 presidential elections . Pillay called the investigation into...

The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to impose a fourth round of sanctions on Iran for failure to disband the nation's uranium enrichment program. Twelve member countries voted in favor of resolution 1929 ,...

The trial of accused "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel began Tuesday in a French court. Kerviel has been charged with breach of trust, forgery, and breaching IT access codes relating to $73 billion...

The Bolivian National Congress on Tuesday approved legislation that would create an independent justice system for indigenous communities. The Law of Judicial Authority, passed by the Chamber of Deputies [official website,...

The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday that the government has changed its position concerning a previous decision not to invite Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to an African Union (AU) [official...

A UK plan that would return children who arrive in the country without a guardian to Afghanistan is being heavily criticized by human rights organizations and refugee advocacy groups. The UK plan calls for the building of a "reintegration...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated the importance of an international component in the investigation into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip ....