Efforts by Russian prosecutors to bring new charges against jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky raise "serious questions about the rule of law in Russia," US State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack...
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The Canadian government has violated native Canadian children's human rights by underfunding child-welfare services for native peoples, according to the Canadian Assembly of First Nations (AFN) . The group plans to file a complaint with the Canadian Human...
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A lawyer for Saddam-era Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan has filed an appeal with the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) arguing that the Tribunal's Appeals Chamber was not authorized to effectively direct...
The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Monday, including Cunningham v. California where the Court struck down as unconstitutional California sentencing rules that allow judges...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an alien convicted for aiding and abetting a theft offense can be deported under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) . In Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez [Duke...
Russian Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika confirmed Tuesday that his office is preparing new money laundering and embezzlement charges against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky . Lawyers for Khodorkovsky first said they expected new...
A UN human rights expert has received permission from US officials to visit the United States to examine US practices when detaining terror suspects. Martin Scheinin , the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that Dragan Zelenovic will plead guilty to rape and murder charges stemming from the Bosnian Serb's time as a...
Human Rights Watch has urged the European Union to "fill the leadership void on human rights" left after allegations of torture and US detention practices have undermined American credibility in the human rights arena. In...
