A Malaysian appeals court on Tuesday rejected a defamation suit filed by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim against former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad . The suit, which alleged defamation in connection with...
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Malaysia appeals court dismisses former opposition leader’s defamation suit
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Israel deputy PM calls for internal Gaza war crimes investigation
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China officials ‘disappeared’ Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
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HRW dismisses allegations of bias against Israel
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Senate passes bill allowing transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
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France prosecutors seek suspended sentence, fine for ex-PM accused in Sarkozy defamation
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Spain judge releases underage Somali pirate suspect
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Rwanda genocide tribunal begins trial of former mayor
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Colombia prosecutor reports more than 20,000 forced civilian disappearances
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Supreme Court to hear Uighur Guantanamo detainees’ appeal
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Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor called Wednesday for an independent Israeli investigation into the war crimes allegations detailed in the Goldstone report , which accuses Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas ...
More than 40 Uighur men have disappeared since being detained by Chinese security forces following the July Xinjiang riots , according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. HRW...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) responded Tuesday to a New York Times editorial written by former chairman Robert Bernstein that accused the group of bias against Israel. HRW responded that the group covers "open" societies...
The US Senate voted 79-19 Tuesday in favor of a bill permitting Guantanamo Bay detainees to be brought to the US for trial. The measure was part of...
Paris prosecutors requested Tuesday that former prime minister Dominique de Villepin receive an 18-month suspended prison sentence and a 45,000 fine for his role in an alleged plot to defame several businessmen including current...
Spanish Judge Santiago Pedraz on Tuesday ordered the release of accused Somali pirate Abdou Willy to the Spanish Juvenile Court. Pedraz ordered the release after medical examinations could not determine his age to be...
The trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Jean-Baptiste Gatete began Tuesday with opening statements from the prosecution and defense before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Gatete, the former Mayor...
Colombian prosecutor Luis Gonzalez said Monday that at least 27,384 civilians disappeared between 1988 and 2002, with nearly 75 percent of them allegedly kidnapped by illegal right-wing militias. The government's judicial Justice and Peace Office ...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in two cases. In Kiyemba v. Obama , the court will consider whether a group of 13 Uighur Guantanamo Bay...
