The UN General Assembly was divided Thursday over the the issue of decriminalizing homosexuality as 66 nations signed a statement calling for decriminalization, and nearly 60 nations signed an opposing statement. The representative from Argentina,...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in an en banc rehearing of Arar v. Ashcroft . Canadian citizen Maher Arar is seeking a declaratory...
Human rights conditions are worsening in 12 Arab nations, according to a report published Friday by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) . The publication, which is the group's first...
Third Circuit blocks deportation of Egypt detainee despite 'no torture' pledge
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Friday ruled that an Egyptian Christian who could face torture in Egypt may challenge his deportation from the United...
Italy court again suspends CIA rendition trial to consider state secrets testimony
Italian Judge Oscar Magi on Wednesday suspended the in absentia trial of 26 Americans , most of them suspected of working for the CIA, and five former Italian intelligence officials for the 2003 abduction and rendition [JURIST...
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Monday condemning human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the close of a special session on renewed violence in...
ICC chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Darfur rebel leaders
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday at a meeting of states party to the ICC treaty that he would seek arrest warrants for the leaders of rebel...
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in a Monday interview with Egyptian television that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should wait for Darfur peace efforts to play out before proceeding with...
COE rendition investigator testifies in Italy CIA abduction trial
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur Dick Marty testified Wednesday at the trial of American and Italian intelligence officials for the 2003 abduction and rendition of Egyptian...
Italy court suspends CIA rendition case to consider state secrets testimony
A judge on the Constitutional Court of Italy on Wednesday suspended the trial of 26 Americans and five former Italian intelligence officials for the 2003 abduction and rendition of...
