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UN lawyer to discuss Hariri tribunal delay with Lebanon parliament speaker
UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel will meet with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri about the latter's efforts at stalling the establishment of an international tribunal to probe the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Har (More) |
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Ethiopia pressed to reveal details of secret prisons
Canada, Sweden and Eritrea are pressuring Ethiopia to reveal details regarding the foreign nationals it has allegedly detained in secret prisons in collaboration with the FBI and CIA . The existence of prisons in which US government agencies have i (More) |
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Oil law key to US support for Iraq government: Maliki associates
Passage of a draft law aimed at dividing oil proceeds among various religious and ethnic groups in Iraq is critical to continued US support of the current Iraqi government, associates of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told AP Tuesday. The draft oil (More) |
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US returns five more Guantanamo detainees to home countries
The US Department of Defense announced Thursday that it has transferred five more Guantanamo Bay detainees to their home countries for detention or release, bringing the total number of detainees released from Guantanamo so far this year to twel (More) |
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Saudi executions of Sri Lankan robbers violated international law: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Saudi government of violating international law when it beheaded four Sri Lankan robbers and placed their bodies on public display in the country's capital, Riyadh, on Monday. According to HRW, the four (More) |
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US returns 7 more Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia
Seven Saudis formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after US authorities granted their release earlier this week. The Saudi Press Agency reported their return, and noted that Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdu (More) |
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Saudi Arabia rights attitude improving, but abuses persist: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Saturday in a new report on Saudi Arabia that respect for human rights in the Kingdom seemed to be improving but violations and abuses persisted. The report detailed the existence of unfair trial, the detention of ch (More) |
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Kuwait parliament moves ahead with women's rights legislation
Kuwaiti draft legislation broadening women's rights was approved by a parliamentary panel Sunday and will likely be debated in the house in the next two months. The panel's head, MP Saleh Ashour , revealed that the bill would make government (More) |
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World leaders divided on Saddam execution
World political and religious leaders were divided Saturday in their reaction to the execution of Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive; BBC obituary]. In a statement released from his ranch at Crawford, Texas, late Friday night Eastern Time US Presi (More) |
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Saudi government frees 18 ex-Guantanamo detainees
The Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that the government has freed eighteen former Guantanamo Bay detainees "after meeting necessary legal conditions." A spokesperson for the ministry stated that the government will conti (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
