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Bangladesh court jails UN rights expert ahead of corruption trial
A Bangladeshi court jailed UN human rights expert Sigma Huda Thursday, pending a trial over allegations connecting her to a government corruption case . Prosecutors allege Huda assisted her husband, former Bangladeshi communications minister Nazmul (More) |
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DOD identifies Guantanamo suicide detainee
US military officials Thursday identified a deceased Saudi Arabian detainee who apparently committed suicide at the military prison Wednesday as Abdul Rahman Ma'ath Thafir al-Amri. Joint Task Force-Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) said in press release t (More) |
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Iran charges two more in alleged espionage plot
Iran formally charged two more people in an alleged espionage conspiracy against the government that has left Dr. Haleh Esfandiari detained in the Evin Prison for three weeks, a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary said Tuesday. The government f (More) |
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Syria president limits cooperation with UN Hariri tribunal
Syria will take no part in the establishment of a UN tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri if the tribunal acts to undermine the country's sovereignty, Syrian President Bashar al-Assa (More) |
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US could seek to force UN Hariri tribunal under Chapter VII: Rice
The US may attempt to force the establishment of a UN tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Al Arabiya television Monday. Under Chapter VII of (More) |
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Taylor defense witnesses refusing to testify in fear of UN sanctions: lawyer
A defense lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] told the Special Court for Sierra Leone Monday that potential defense witnesses are refusing to testify for the defense because they fear the possibili (More) |
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'No progress' on Hariri tribunal: top UN lawyer
UN Undersecretary-General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel has been unable to break a deadlock within the Lebanese government preventing approval of an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minist (More) |
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Israel nuclear whistleblower convicted of violating terms of release
Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was convicted Monday of violating the terms of his 2004 release from prison by granting interviews to foreign news media. Vanunu completed an 18-year prison sentence in 2004 for leaking Israel's a (More) |
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Supreme Court allows contract to cover attorneys' fees in bankruptcy case
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] ruled Tuesday that parties can contractually allocate the burden of attorneys' fees when litigation involves issues of federal bankruptcy law. In Travelers Casualty v. Pacific Gas & (More) |
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Confined awaiting Hamdaniya trial
Victor Kelley : "I am a retired Marine and my profession since "retirement" is the defense of service members accused of crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. If someone has a better job than I, I haven't met him. I (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
