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British police watchdog promises report on subway killing
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) , Britain's police watchdog agency, promised Tuesday to release a report on the death of Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes by the end of the year. De Menezes was killed by police on t (More) |
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Japan to propose new resolution for Security Council bid
Japan announced plans Thursday to revise the so-called G-4 plan for expansion of the UN Security Council after the African Union rejected their previous proposal . The new plan will be presented to the UN in September and is expected to add anothe (More) |
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UK subway shooting victim family says top police officer tried to block inquiry
Lawyers representing the family of Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes, mistakenly killed by police who thought they were pursuing a suspect in the July 21 London bombing , have accused Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair of tryin (More) |
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Family of UK subway shooting victim call for public inquiry, murder charges
The family of Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes, mistakenly killed by police who thought they were pursuing a July 21 London bombing suspect, called Wednesday for a public investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The (More) |
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G4 bid to expand UN Council likely crippled by separate AU plan
The so-called G-4 plan for expansion of the UN Security Council now appears likely to fail as talks with the African Union to back the plan have broken down. Japan, Brazil, Germany and India along with the African Union had originally agreed to su (More) |
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African Union rejects G4 proposal for UN Security Council reform
At an emergency summit Thursday, African Union member states reaffirmed their commitment to a plan for UN Security Council reform that rejects a competing plan by the G4 nations . African states voted 46 to 9 to continue to press for two permanent (More) |
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UPDATE ~ China, US agree to block Security Council expansion
Updating an earlier report today on proposals for UN Security Council expansion, China's ambassador to the UN said Thursday that he and new US UN ambassador John Bolton had agreed that their countries would both work to block current plans to a (More) |
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Erroneous shooting spurs British debate on racial profiling, shoot-to-kill policy
Last week's subway shooting death of a Brazilian man erroneously believed to be a suicide bomber has sparked a debate in Britain over anti-terrorism tactics and racial profiling. Under the Terrorism Act of 2000 , British police have wide latitu (More) |
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G-4, African Union reach agreement on UN Security Council expansion
Japan, Brazil, Germany and India, known collectively as the G-4 nations, and the African Union reached an agreement Monday to present a single resolution for the UN Security Council expansion . According to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimu (More) |
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Family of innocent man shot by London police considering lawsuit
Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized on Monday for the shooting last Friday of a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist , while relatives of the man are considering legal action . Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by police that (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
