A federal court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of mandatory DNA collection for all persons arrested or detained under federal authority. Judge Gregory Hollows of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California ...
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Federal court upholds pre-trial DNA collection
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US must do more to prevent war crimes: UN rapporteur
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Canada Supreme Court to rule on media blackout in terrorism trial
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Germany lower house passes measure to criminalize terrorist training camps
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ICJ denies Belgium request to force extraditon of Chad ex-president Habre
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Japan court grants recognition to atomic bomb victims
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Economic crisis increasing human rights violations: Amnesty annual report
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Federal judge sentences Islamic charity officials accused of funding terrorism
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UN Sri Lanka resolution does not include war crimes investigation
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Mortgage securities broker fraud charges [US DC]
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The US has failed to adequately prevent and prosecute war crimes and other abuses during its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston said in...
Canada's Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review an Ontario court decision upholding media restrictions on the Toronto 18 terrorism case. Under Canada's criminal code the media may attend pre-trial hearings but in...
German legislators in the lower house of the Bundestag Thursday approved a bill that criminalizes training in terrorist camps, among other provisions. Under existing law, prosecution of an individual for involvement...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday denied Belgium's request to compel Senegal to extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre . Belgium had accused Senegal of violating international law, including Article 7 of...
The Tokyo High Court granted an appeal Thursday to consider 30 people for official recognition as atomic bomb victims, ruling that 9 of the plaintiffs who were previously denied should receive the status. Officials said...
Amnesty International (AI) Secretary-General Irene Khan said Thursday that the global economic crisis is exacerbating the world's human rights failures, urging governments to "invest in human rights as purposefully as they are investing in economic...
A US federal judge Wednesday sentenced the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and five of its officials pursuant to their convictions of providing material support to Palestinian group Hamas . District Judge...
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Wednesday "welcoming the conclusion of hostilities" in Sri Lanka, but failing to call for an investigation into war crimes committed during the conflict. Adopted during the 11th...
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Betta, et al., US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, May 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
