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The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights , the human rights arm of the African Union (AU) , has cited Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo for rights violations in a...

The government of Eritrea has accepted an international panel's conclusion that it violated international law when it invaded Ethiopia in May 1998, precipitating a two-year war. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (EECC) concluded [BBC...

Leading Friday's international brief, the Ugandan government has rejected a call by the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to release Kizza Besigye as illegal and contrary to the aims of the African Union [official...

Leading Friday's international brief, Kenyan legal experts have raised concerns that Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki acted illegally and unconstitutionally when he sacked all 29 ministers and their deputies within 24 hours of his draft constitution being rejected...

Leading Thursday's international brief, the Turkish Parliament has voted to investigate the grenade bombing of a former Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) member in the primarily Kurdish town of Semdinli. The attacker, an informant...

The US Department of State on Tuesday is releasing its annual list of states considered to be serious violators of religious freedoms, opening the named states to potential sanctions. Officials say countries deemed to be "of particular concern"...

Leading Tuesday's international brief, the Joint Electoral Management Body in Afghanistan released the final list of approved candidates on Tuesday for the upcoming national parliamentary elections currently scheduled for September 18 . Under...

In Tuesday's international brief, a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Commission by UN Special Rapporteur Doudou Diene has called on Germany and the EU to increase efforts to ban political groups based on racist, xenophobic,...

Leading the international brief, the International Criminal Court held its first-ever hearing Tuesday, a status conference focusing on the need for witness protection and evidence preservation in the investigation of Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo ...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, March 14.The US Senate convenes at 10 AM ET today to begin consideration of the FY 2006 budget resolution. Watch a...