US Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed Tuesday that the military prison at Guantanamo Bay would remain open for the duration of President George W. Bush's administration. The New York Times reported earlier in...
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The Ecuadorean Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Tribunal of Ecuador on Tuesday published a statement laying out the first steps in enacting a system of oral arguments, as required by...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday ruled on two separate appeals filed by the Office of the Chief Prosecutor , reversing for now the Trial Chamber's decision to release former...
Mexico and Cuba on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at combating the rising number of Cuban illegal immigrants attempting to reach the US through Mexico. The agreement requires Mexican authorities to...
Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that the country's constitution allows the firing-squad execution of three men sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings . The three members of the...
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Sudanese government of using a special prosecutor as "window dressing" to thwart an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region [JURIST...
The Bolivian National Congress Tuesday ratified proposed reforms to the country's constitution, paving the way for a national referendum on the changes on January 25, 2009. Bolivian President Evo Morales [official...
Amnesty International and the Nigerian Legal Defense and Assistance Project (LEDAP) condemned Nigeria's capital punishment practices in a joint report released Tuesday, claiming that death row inmates are being denied their rights to...
The Supreme Court of Thailand on Monday convicted ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption charges related to a 2003 purchase of land by his wife Pojamarn Shinawatra [JURIST...
Jamal Kiyemba, Next Friend, et al., v. George W. Bush, President of the United States, et al., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, October 20, 2008 [ordering the delay of the release of 17 Uighur detainees...
