Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday in favor of the Yukon First Nations in their action to fight the Yukon government's proposed plan to allow further economic development...
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Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
A three-judge panel of the Bangladesh High Court on Monday upheld 139 death sentences and 146 life imprisonments relating to the 2009 mutiny that resulted in the death of 74 people including 54...
UN rights chief concerned over death sentences for Bangladesh mutineers
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay , urged the Bangladesh government on Wednesday not to carry out the death sentences of 152 paramilitary soldiers under reports of due process...
Bangladesh court sentences 152 individuals to death over 2009 mutiny
A Bangladeshi court sentenced 152 former members of a paramilitary border security force, the 13th Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Battalion, to death on Tuesday in connection with their participation in a February 2009 mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
Bangladeshi authorities should order a retrial of military personnel involved in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny due to alleged violations of international fair trial standards, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a statement released...
A special military court in Dhaka on Monday convicted 611 of the 621 accused in the 13th Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Battalion for their participation in the February 2009 mutiny . Only 10 soldiers...
Rights group urges Bangladesh to ensure fair trials for mutiny defendants
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that those accused of being involved in a February 2009 mutiny are given fair trials. Members of...
A judge in the Court of Metropolitan Sessions, a criminal court in Bangladesh, on Wednesday indicted 430 people for their roles in a February 2009 mutiny . Bangladesh has conducted a series of military and...
Bangladesh jails more than 650 soldiers in connection to 2009 mutiny
A Bangladesh military court on Monday sentenced 657 border guards for their roles in a February 2009 mutiny . The verdict was unprecedented in the number of people convicted at once and brings...
Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny
The civilian trial of 800 soldiers charged with crimes stemming from their roles in a February 2009 mutiny began Wednesday in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka. The soldiers were charged in...