Saddam Hussein's cousin and former Iraqi defense minister Ali Hassan al-Majid , also known as Chemical Ali, ordered the execution of 25 villagers at a time as he crushed a Shi'a uprising in...

Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems: The Ohio Death Penalty Assessment Report, An analysis of Ohio's Death Penalty Laws, Procedures, and Practices. American Bar Association, September 24, 2007 [identifying several problems and recommending a moratorium on the...

A group of experts presented an interim report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation in Darfur Monday, citing continued human rights violations. The report noted that the government of Sudan demonstrated...

The Israeli cabinet decided Sunday to release 90 Palestinians currently imprisoned by Israel this week in an attempt to sway Palestinian opinion, including that of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , on Israel . Aides...

Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association nominated former judge Wajeehuddin Ahmed on Monday to run in the upcoming presidential election against current Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf . Musharraf's eligibility to run is still being contested, despite the Supreme Court...

Pakistani government authorities detained at least a dozen members of the opposition Saturday as part of an effort to prevent possible "disturbances" relating to President Pervez Musharraf re-election bid. A high level official in the capital Islamabad...

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is retaining more detailed information on US-bound travelers than previously acknowledged in its Automated Targeting System (ATS) , the Washington Post reported Saturday. Privacy activists say that...

A senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official announced Saturday that Iraqi investigators have a videotape showing Blackwater USA private security contractors shooting unarmed Iraqi civilians and that it has referred the incident to the country's judiciary. Under Iraqi...

A US Department of Justice lawyer has informed lawyers representing some 40 detainees at Guantanamo Bay that they will no longer be able to visit with or send written communications to their clients. DOJ lawyer Andrew I....

A German Justice Ministry official said Saturday that US officials have confirmed that there are no plans to extradite 13 CIA agents wanted in Germany on suspicion of playing a role in the alleged 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition...