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Japan authorites arrest last suspect in subway gas attack
Japanese police on Friday arrested the last major suspect accused of involvement in a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995. The attacks, allegedly orchestrated by a Japan-based cult known as Aum Shinrikyo , killed 13 people and sicken (More) |
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Tunisia military court sentences former president to life
A Tunisian military court on Wednesday sentenced former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] in absentia to life in prison in connection with his part in the killing of 22 protesters last year. Earlier on Wednesday Be (More) |
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ICC, Australia officials visit detained ICC staff in Libya
Three officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Australian ambassador to Libya were able to visit and assess the condition of the four detained ICC staff members on Tuesday, the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs reported. (More) |
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Tunisia military court sentences former president to 20 years
A Tunisian military court on Wednesday convicted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] in absentia on charges of inciting violence and murder in connection with the death of four protesters in January 2011 and s (More) |
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ICC renews call to release staff members detained in Libya
A spokesperson for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday that the Libyan government has failed to explain why four ICC staff members are being detained, and their continued detention is a violation of international law. A judicial sou (More) |
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ICC staff in Libya to face 45 days detention: report
The four International Criminal Court (ICC) staff members who are being held in Libya will remain in "preventative" detention for 45 days while an investigation is conducted, a anonymous judicial source told AFP on Monday. The four ICC detainees t (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on double jeopardy clause
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Evans v. Michigan [docket; cert. petition, PDF] to determine whether the double jeopardy clause bars retrial after the trial judge erroneously holds a particular fact to be an element of the offen (More) |
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China releases second national human rights plan
The State Council Information Office (SCIO) on Monday published its second National Human Rights Action Plan . The plan succeeds a previous plan [text; JURIST report] covering 2009-2010 period and will address human rights protection work from 201 (More) |
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Ninth Circuit allows media full access to future executions
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ruled unanimously to allow 17 media groups unfettered viewing access at future executions, overturning a Tuesday ruling from Idaho. The court declared that the Associated Press and 16 other (More) |
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ICC staff members detained in Libya
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Saturday that four ICC staff members have been detained in Libya since Thursday. They traveled to Libya Wednesday to meet with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], the son of former (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
