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The lead counsel for former Liberian president Charles Taylor Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to lift its travel ban against individuals deemed to be threats to the peace...

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) announced the further postponement of court proceedings in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor Monday, granting a request by Taylor's...

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) on Sunday urged Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to "negotiate" with the US government for the immediate release of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr . In a letter...

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) convicted two former leaders of Sierra Leone's Civil Defense Forces militia Thursday, finding Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa guilty on four counts ...

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty Wednesday indicated that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation of Dr. Mohammad Haneef was "far from complete," adding that the AFP may still submit a new brief of...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard refused to apologize for the Australian government's handling of Dr. Mohammad Haneef Monday, saying that it had not "victimized" Haneef despite holding him as a terrorist suspect for 25...

The International Criminal Court judge overseeing the war crimes trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga has expressed a desire to have the trial moved to the Democratic Republic of Congo...

The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Thursday sentenced three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council to at least 45 years of imprisonment each . Brima Bazzy...

The Prosecutor of the Special Court v. Alex Tamba Brima, et al., Special Court for Sierra Leone, July 19, 2007 [sentencing three Sierra Leone junta leaders to terms ranging from 45 to 50 years in prison for war crimes including...

A warrant signed Wednesday by Florida Governor Charlie Crist ended the state's temporary suspension on executions. The ban was instituted last December by then-Governor Jeb Bush after the botched execution of Angel Diaz ,...