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The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday convicted opposition politician MA Zahid Hossain Khokon to death for his role in killings and other war crimes perpetrated during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War . The...

The Zimbabwean government stated this week that it is in the process of developing new cyber laws to regulate social media. Caecilia Nyamutswa, legal director of the regulatory organization Potraz , communicated to an information and communication technology...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Bangladesh on Thursday for offering retroactive amendments that change war crime laws to allow plaintiffs to appeal verdicts delivered by the nation's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) . The...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter to the Bangladesh government Thursday praising its International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to prosecute those responsible for atrocities committed during the 1971 struggle for independence, but urged the...

Chinese authorities have delayed the trial of prominent Tibetan writer Tra Gyal, according to a Friday release by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) . According to the group, Tra Gyal has been held in Xining...

The Bangladeshi Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a constitutional amendment that had allowed religious parties to participate in politics. The court, upholding a lower court decision, held that the Fifth Amendment to the Bangladeshi Constitution...

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) announced Sunday that it had issued four arrest warrants for the leaders of the Islamist group Jamaat e Islami (JI) for crimes committed during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War . The ICT was established...

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem called Monday for Hamas leaders in Gaza to investigate and bring to trial anyone who may have committed war crimes , citing reported incidents of violence against children and civilians during...

The Hamas party , which controls the Palestinian Legislative Council , launched a challenge to a referendum proposed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , calling an emergency debate Monday on whether a referendum is...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday set July 26 as the date for a referendum in which Palestinians will vote on whether to establish a Palestinian state and implicitly recognize Israel. Palestinians will vote on...