Turkish Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin apologized Tuesday on behalf of the Turkish government for the death of Engin Ceber, an anti-government protester who died after alleged torture while in police custody on Saturday. Sahin...
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Turkish justice minister apologizes for detention death, suspends 19 prison officials
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Philippines high court rejects autonomy accord with Muslim rebel group
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China sentences eight monks for Tibet bombing
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Supreme Court hears criminal procedure, voting rights cases
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Bolivia president begins march for constitutional referendum
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Thailand Constitutional Court takes case on disbanding ruling party
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Bosnia war crimes prosecutor arrests four suspected of crimes against humanity
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Bush signs strengthened IP rights enforcement bill into law
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Supreme Court rejects Davis death penalty petition, takes supplemental jurisdiction case
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Ukraine president dissolves Kiev court that blocked early elections
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The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday rejected as unconstitutional a proposed peace agreement between the government and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) . The Memorandum of Agreement on...
The Chinese People's Court in Chamdo prefecture sentenced eight Tibetan monks to prison last month, including two to life sentences, according to Tibetan activist group Free Tibet Tuesday. The eight monks were arrested by Chinese authorities in...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases, including Pearson v. Callahan , 07-751, in which the Court will review a July 2007 ruling [opinion,...
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday joined an estimated 10,000 supporters as they began a 120-mile march from Caracollo to La Paz seeking congressional approval ...
The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Tuesday agreed to consider dissolving the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) and two others because of election fraud allegedly committed by one...
Four former Bosnian Serb officers have been arrested on suspicions of crimes against humanity in connection with the August 1992 massacre of 200 civilians in Koricanske Stijene, the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia &...
US President George W. Bush Monday signed into law a bill that will provide for additional intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement resources and stronger penalties for violators of those rights. The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to hear a Georgia death row inmate's appeal, lifting a stay on his execution, while agreeing to hear a case dealing with...
Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko Monday abolished the Kiev District Court by decree after it decided Saturday to block a previous presidential decree dissolving parliament and directing parliamentary elections in the wake of...
