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HRW condemns indiscriminate Hezbollah civilian attacks in 2006 conflict
Hezbollah recklessly and sometimes intentionally fired rockets at civilian targets during the summer 2006 Lebanon conflict , according to a 128-page report [text; press release] released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). Hezbollah was not legal (More) |
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Hezbollah organizing lawsuits against Israel for Lebanon war reparations
Hezbollah [party website, in Arabic; CFR backgrounder] is organizing lawsuits against Israel seeking reparations for damage caused during the summer 2006 Lebanon conflict . Hezbollah legal affairs director Ibrahim Awada told Syrian media last week t (More) |
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Abu Ghraib intelligence officer reprimanded, spared jail time
US Army Lt. Col. Steven Jordan [CBS profile; JURIST news archive] was reprimanded Wednesday following his conviction earlier this week for disobeying an order not to discuss the investigation into allegations of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib priso (More) |
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Abu Ghraib officer acquitted of not controlling soldiers, convicted on other charges
US Army Lt. Col. Steven Jordan [CBS profile; JURIST news archive] was acquitted by a military jury Tuesday of failing to control soldiers under his command who abused detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . He was convicted, however, of disobeyi (More) |
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Military jury begins deliberations in Abu Ghraib intelligence officer court-martial
The military jury in the case against US Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan [CBS profile; JURIST news archive] began deliberations Monday to decide charges against Jordan relating to the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal . During closing arguments in Jord (More) |
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Sudan ends legal immunity for police officers accused of crimes
Sudan has issued a decree abolishing legal immunities that protect police from criminal prosecution, the Sudanese government said Tuesday. The decree, issued by the police director general, allows police officers to be tried for crimes but also gua (More) |
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Cuba releases second political dissident in a week
The Cuban government has released a second imprisoned political dissident in less than a week, the National Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) [El Pais backgrounder, in Spanish] said Wednesday. Labor movement activist L (More) |
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Iran confirms arrest of three journalists for publishing 'lies'
Iranian judiciary spokesperson Alireza Jamshidi confirmed Wednesday that Iranian authorities have detained journalists Masoud Bastani, Farshed Gorbanpour, and Soheli Assefi, accusing the three of "publishing false statements and lies" abou (More) |
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Canada lawyers urge PM to work for Omar Khadr release from Guantanamo Bay
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) on Sunday urged Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to "negotiate" with the US government for the immediate release of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [TrialWatch Profile; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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Cuba releases political dissident after 13 years in custody
The Cuban government on Friday paroled dissident Francisco Chaviano Gonzalez , after the former president of the Cuban National Council for Civil Rights served 13 years in prison. Chaviano was sentenced to 15 years in prison in May 1994 for allegedl (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.
