At least 127 democracy activists held by the military junta in Myanmar have died from "torture or ill-treatment," according to a report released Tuesday by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) . The report by...
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Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Chief Judge Calvin Johnson has said that the city will resume holding criminal trials next week as the New Orleans court system continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina . As...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought its first enforcement action under the USA Patriot Act against Los Angeles brokerage firm Crowell, Weedon & Co. ,...
Amnesty International Tuesday condemned what it termed the continuing "sacrifice" of rights to expediency in the war on terror, denounced the US and its allies for turning a blind-eye on human rights abuses or dodging responsibility for...
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday that Sudanese trade embargoes in the volatile Darfur region "have prevented the access of civilians to vital goods and constitute a violation of international humanitarian law." In a...
US Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) on Monday warned the Federal Bureau of Investigation to act carefully in the wake of its search of the congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson...
The US Senate on Monday approved an immigration bill amendment supporting President Bush's deployment of National Guard troops along the Mexican border by a margin of 83-10 . Although the Bush administration says it has the...
Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Insrease, Federal Trade Commission, May 22, 2006 . Read the...
The Prosecutor v. Michel Bagaragaza, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, May 22, 2006 . Read...
Brigham City v. Stuart, Supreme Court of the United States, May 22, 2006 [ruling that police can enter a home without a warrant when they have not knocked or announced their presence if they have an objectively reasonable basis to...
