UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism Martin Scheinin has urged Jordan to amend an anti-terrorism law approved last month by the country's National Assembly . Scheinin noted in a...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it was fining the American Red Cross $4.2 million for "failure to comply with requirements under Federal laws and FDA regulations relating to...
UN legal counsel Nicholas Michel said Friday at the end of a two-day visit to Lebanon that a special tribunal to try individuals connected with the February 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
The Bush administration has been "disappointed" with the work of the newly formed UN Human Rights Council , according to US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mark Lagon during his remarks...
The Defense Department's top military lawyers testified Thursday before the US House Armed Services Committee , urging Congress to reject White House proposals that would keep some evidence from suspected terrorists who face prosecutions. The Bush...
The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that Great Britain's rest period guidelines for workers are not in compliance with European Union law which mandates minimum daily and weekly breaks. Member countries of the...
The Florida Supreme Court plans to analyze newly proposed rules that would stop the practice of sealing certain court cases from public view in a system that Chief Justice Fred Lewis said has "gone awry"...
An Indonesian court Thursday sentenced Islamic militant Dwi Widiarto to 18 years in prison for his part in the October 2005 bombings of three restaurants in Bali which killed 26 people. Widiarto was charged with videotaping the...
Rights activists on Thursday called for more information from the US government regarding secret CIA prisons where high-value terror suspects have been detained, saying that though US President George Bush's acknowledgement Wednesday of the prisons' existence was...
German politicians are debating a wave of new anti-terrorism proposals after terrorists attempted to blow up two trains in the country one month ago. Despite recently-passed legislation expanding state intelligence powers and allowing the prosecution of foreign...