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ICC postpones trial of Kenya vice president
May 7, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday postponed the trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Arap Sang. The trial was previously postponed and was scheduled to begin May 28. A new trial date will be set after the status conference on May 14. The prosecution is.... [more]
Cambodia court overturns insurrection conviction of rights activist
March 14, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
A Cambodian appeals court on Thursday reduced the jail term of Mam Sonando, a prominent radio host and government critic, who was convicted of inciting rebellion and sentenced to 20 years in prison last October. The Phnom Penh court reduced the sentence to a five-year term, only holding him.... [more]
Mexico high court rules denigration of sexual orientation not protected speech
March 9, 2013 by Max Slater
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Wednesday that certain offensive statements regarding another individual's sexual orientation are not protected under the nation's freedom of expression laws. In a 3-2 decision the Mexican high court held that two derogatory words used in Mexico to describe.... [more]
Somalia appeals court acquits alleged rape victim, reduces journalist sentence
March 3, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Somali appeals court judge Mohamed Hassan Ali on Sunday dropped charges against a woman who alleged she had been raped by Somali government security forces and was consequently charged with defamation against the government. The judge found the evidence insufficient to back the prosecutor's charge.... [more]
UN rights chief urges Somalia to reopen case against alleged rape victim, journalist
February 6, 2013 by Keith Herting
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged the government of Somalia to reopen the case of a reporter and an alleged rape-victim who were both sentenced to a year in prison Tuesday. Calling the sentences a "serious blow to the fight against sexual violence," Pillay called.... [more]
Somalia court sentences alleged rape victim, journalist
February 5, 2013 by Peter Snyder
A Somali court on Tuesday sentenced a woman who accused Somali security forces of rape to a year in prison for insulting a government body and making false claims. The same court in Mogadishu also sentenced freelance reporter Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who interviewed the woman in January, to a.... [more]
Somalia PM promises to increase protection to rape victims, journalists
February 3, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Somalia's new prime minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid, said Sunday that the Somali authorities would become more involved in protecting rape victims following intense criticism after the arrests of a woman allegedly gang-raped by soldiers and the journalist who interviewed her. The trial of an.... [more]
Rights groups unite in push to free jailed Somali journalist
January 25, 2013 by Keith Herting
A collection of human rights groups and free-press advocates issued a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of a journalist and three others who have been detained in Somalia following one woman's claim of rape by government security forces. Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch.... [more]
AI to Egypt: release journalist facing military trial
January 8, 2013 by Peter Snyder
Amnesty International (AI) called Monday for Egypt to release an Egyptian journalist facing a military trial in the country. Mohamed Sabry, a journalist and blogger, was arrested Friday by the country's military in the city of Rafah near the Egyptian-Gaza border. Sabry has been charged with.... [more]
Former Russia police officer found guilty for Politkovskaya murder
December 15, 2012 by Julie Deisher
Former Russian police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov was found guilty on Friday for his role in the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Pavlyuchenkov, who was a lieutenant colonel at the time of the murder, was arrested in August, and pleaded guilty without testifying to his role in the.... [more]
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