Bosnia court orders release of president
May 25, 2013
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered Friday that Zivko Budimir, president of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, be released from jail immediately. Budmir was arrested in April along with 19 other officials as part of a corruption investigation and crackdown. Budmir, who has been ch....... [more] 
African leaders to request Kenyan leaders be tried domestically
May 24, 2013
African foreign ministers agreed Friday to request that Kenyan leaders accused of inciting violence following the 2007 elections stand trial in their home country rather than before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This follows Tuesday's report by the Truth Justice and Reconcilia....... [more]
Allies of Kosovo PM probed over war crime allegations
May 24, 2013
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and the Kosovo Police Special Operations Unit ROSU arrested five people Thursday on suspicion of war crimes in the 1998-1999 conflict. Although the names of the accused were not released, the lawyer for Sami Lushtaku announced that his client....... [more]
UN panel found that both sides of Syrian conflict violated human rights
May 24, 2013
On May 24, 2012, a UN-appointed group of human rights experts reported that both the Syrian government and opposition were guilty of human rights violations in the ongoing conflict. The three-member panel, dubbed the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, found that both sides wer....... [more]
Member of feminist rock group Pussy Riot denied parole
May 23, 2013
A Russian court on Thursday denied parole for Maria Alekhina, a member of the feminist rock band Pussy Riot. Band members Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were sentenced to two years in prison for "hooliganism," characterized by the court as driven by religious hatred, in....... [more]
Egypt court acquits police officers accused of killing protester
May 23, 2013
The North Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted seven police officers accused of killing a protester and injuring 11 others during the January 2011 revolution. The public prosecution had charged these seven police officers with attempted and premeditated murder. The initial panel of judges on....... [more]
South Korea ex-president targeted by bribery probe died in apparent suicide
May 23, 2013
On May 23, 2009, former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun committed apparent suicide by leaping off a 30-foot cliff, leaving a note stating that he did not want to burden the lives of those around him, following the commencement of a corruption investigation centered on Roh and his family. Roh was....... [more]
Guatemala court voids ex-dictator Rios Montt's genocide conviction
May 21, 2013
The Guatemala Constitutional Court on Tuesday overturned the genocide conviction of ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered the trial to resume from the point that it was stopped on April 19. Earlier this month Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide, torture and rape of 1,771 indigenous Ixil....... [more]
UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada
May 20, 2013
A UK immigration tribunal denied bail for radical cleric Abu Qatada Monday due to the high risk of escape. Qatada's lawyers insist that he should be able to spend time with his family before he leaves the UK for Jordan, where he will stand trial for terrorism. Qatada was convicted in absentia for or....... [more]
EU concerned over Russia human rights record
May 20, 2013
The EU expressed concern with Russia's human rights record Sunday, focusing on the country's recent adoption of restrictive legislation, the prosecution of political activists and efforts towards establishing an independent judiciary. At the human rights consultation in Brussels the EU confirmed its....... [more]
HRW: no progress in Sri Lanka since civil war ended
May 20, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that no progress has been made in Sri Lanka regarding respect for basic rights and liberties in the four years since the end of the country's brutal 26-year civil war. According to HRW, the government of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has failed to inves....... [more]
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