The US State Department  announced Monday that it has instituted sanctions against Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean arms companies for violating US rules against the spread of weapons and missile technology. Under the sanctions, the...

Re: Buy American provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Delegation of the European Commission, February 2, 2009, . Read the...

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo  has said that his office is considering arguments that the court may have jurisdiction over war crimes Israeli troops have allegedly committed in the Gaza Strip, according to a Monday...

The trial of Chinese human rights activist Huang Qi, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government's response to the earthquake in the Sichuan Province , originally set for Tuesday, will now be delayed. A Chinese court on Monday...

The British government intends to present legislation that would allow for members of the House of Lords to be removed for improper behavior, according to a statement by UK Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor...

The director of Guatemala's National Compensation Program Cesar Davila announced Friday that the Guatemalan government has filed more than 3,000 criminal complaints for human rights violations allegedly committed during the country's 1960-1996 civil war...

An official from the US State Department said Friday that the Blackwater Worldwide contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq will not be renewed when it expires in May. The State Department...

Spain is considering legislation to limit the the scope of universal jurisdiction  applied by the country's National Court , according to Spanish media reports  Sunday. If adopted, the Reform of the Judiciary Act would...

Egypt's Agouza Appeals Court Saturday overturned the prison sentences of four newspaper editors convicted of defaming President Hosni Mubarak and the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) . The four men, Ibrahim Eissa, editor of Al Dustour;...

Former Sanlu Group chairwoman Tian Wenhua on Sunday appealed the life sentence she received after pleading guilty to charges in China's tainted milk scandal . Tian's lawyer...