A group of UN human rights experts said Monday that Arizona's new immigration law could violate international standards that are binding on the US. The group of six UN experts, which...
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UN rights experts say Arizona immigration law may violate international standards
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Federal judge refuses to drop charges against ex-Guantanamo detainee
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Red Cross confirms secret Bagram prison: BBC
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Argentina ex-secret agent arrested on ‘Dirty War’ abuse charges
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Accused ‘Toronto 18’ leader pleads guilty mid-trial
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US mediation board eases union election rules for airlines, railroads
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Zimbabwe high court dismisses terrorism charges against cabinet nominee
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Kuwait court acquits eight accused of planning attack on US base
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Obama nominates Solicitor General Elena Kagan to US Supreme Court
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Obama administration seeking to limit Miranda rights in terror cases
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A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss criminal charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani , despite his lawyers claims that he had been tortured in prison. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the US...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed the existence of a secret detention facility at Bagram Air Base , according to a Tuesday BBC News report . The BBC reported...
Argentine authorities on Monday arrested former secret service agent Miguel Angel Furci on charges of human rights abuses committed during the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . Furci, a former agent of the Secretariat of State...
The accused leader of the Toronto 18 , Fahim Ahmad, unexpectedly switched his plea to guilty on Monday in the midst of his Canadian trial on terrorism charges. Ahmad is on trial [Toronto Star...
The National Mediation Board (NMB) on Monday issued a new labor rule that will make it easier for airline and railroad workers to unionize. Under the new rule, the union must only win a majority...
Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed terrorism and other charges against Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett . Bennett, a close ally of Prime...
A Kuwaiti court on Monday acquitted eight men accused of planning to attack a US base 70 miles south of Kuwait city whom Kuwaiti authorities say have ties to al Qaeda. Defense lawyer Mohammad al-Kundari claims that the six...
US President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the US Supreme Court . If confirmed by the US Senate , Kagan would replace...
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the Obama administration plans to ask Congress to enact legislation allowing interrogators to question terror suspects for a longer period of time than currently allowed before informing them of...
