A federal judge said Tuesday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani can be represented by his military lawyers in civilian court, pending the approval of superior officers. US District Judge...
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Federal judge tentatively approves military lawyers representing Guantanamo detainee
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China official affirms that controversial Internet filtering software not mandatory
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US human trafficking report adds 6 countries to worst offenders list
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AG Holder calls for stricter hate crime laws after recent violence
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US terrorism financing laws violate Muslim charities’ rights: report
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Iraq authorities charging police officers after prison abuse investigation
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UN rights experts call for fairness and openness in Suu Kyi trial
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Sri Lanka government ends inquiry into human rights abuses
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Georgia court overturns custody order barring contact with parent’s gay friends
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Detainee photo withholding bill [US Senate]
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Chinese authorities reaffirmed Tuesday that computer users will not be required to use controversial filtering software, according to media reports. An official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) echoed earlier statements [AP...
The US State Department (DOS) on Tuesday added Chad, Eritrea, Malaysia, Niger, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe to its list of countries with the worst human trafficking records in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 . The...
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday called for stricter federal hate crime laws , maintaining that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is committed to working with Congress to pass such legislation. Addressing the...
US anti-terrorism laws are hindering Muslim charities and violating the constitutional rights of practicing Muslims, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) . Entitled "Blocking Faith, Freezing Charity," the report...
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said Tuesday that more than 40 police officers face charges following an investigation that revealed abuses in the country's prisons and criminal justice system. Among the alleged abuses, police are believed to...
Five UN officials on Tuesday decried the manner in which Myanmar has conducted the trial of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi . Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers [official...
A Sri Lanka government official announced Tuesday that an investigation into human rights abuses that allegedly occurred during the 25-year civil war between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had...
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed Monday a lower court's order in a divorce case that prohibited the children of a divorced father to be in contact with his gay and lesbian acquaintances. The court...
A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be...
