An Israeli Cabinet official admitted for the first time Sunday that Israel employed phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah guerillas during this summer's conflict in Lebanon . Israeli Cabinet Minister Jacob Edery confirmed that the...

Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Sunday that a decision to lift martial law in Thailand must be made prudently and in close consultation with security officials, given continuing efforts in some...

Britain's top judge has said that disregarding human rights will only breed resentment among immigrants to the UK and fuel support for terrorist efforts. In an address delivered late last week at the University of Hertfordshire, Lord Chief...

Israel's Supreme Court has demanded that Israeli President Moshe Katsav explain within a week why he has not resigned or suspended his functions while facing a possible indictment for rape, sexual harassment, wire-tapping, and other...

California state corrections officials say that an emergency proclamation by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger aimed at relieving prison overcrowding by transferring prisoners to out-of-state facilities is set for implementation next month. The program, intending to...

Arizona v. Gonzalez, US Supreme Court, October 19, 2006 [ruling that Arizona can enforce a new law requiring voters to show government-issued ID cards at the polls for the November elections, reversing an earlier decision by the US Court of...

Notice of Military Commissions Act of 2006, US Department of Justice, October 20, 2006 [informing the US District Court for the District of Columbia that pursuant to provisions of the Act it no longer has jurisdiction over 196 habeas corpus...

The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) says that a Moroccan detainee held at Guantanamo Bay who was supposedly transferred to the government of Morocco on October 12 is missing, according...

UK Home Secretary John Reid is soliciting bids for the provision of prison ships to house approximately 800 inmates to relieve pressure on Britain's overcrowded jails. The system has neared its 80,000 inmate limit and...

US Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has urged the US Justice Department to appeal this week's federal court ruling vacating the conviction of former Enron Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay ....