Milan Martic was convicted Tuesday by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of 16 counts of crimes against humanity and violations of laws and customs of...
Egyptian police reportedly prevented voters from entering polling stations and arrested approximately 100 members from the banned opposition Muslim Brotherhood Monday as Egypt held elections for the Shura Council , the upper house of...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Monday accused the Zimbabwean government of "interfering with the proper functioning of the administration of justice, the role of lawyers and their independence," following a five-day mission in...
Yahoo! Inc. condemned the persecution of individuals for political expression in China Monday, saying it has informed the Chinese government of its position but reiterating that Yahoo! must comply with Chinese law if it is to do...
The government of Pakistan has prepared a new complaint against suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry , Pakistan Minister of Law, Justice & Human Rights Muhammad Wasi Zafar said Sunday. Zafar added that...
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that he favors the immediate closure of all detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay , adding that he would also "get rid" of the framework created...
At least one-third of the 37 immigration judges appointed by the Justice Department since 2004 are highly-connected Republicans or Bush administration insiders and half of those appointed lacked prior experience in immigration law, the Washington Post reported Monday. Immigration...
Lebanon's Supreme Judicial Council convened Monday to discuss the nomination of 12 Lebanese judges to be considered by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for appointment to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon , established under UN Security Council Resolution 1757...
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun criticized South Korea's election laws Sunday, saying that the country's political system with a single five-year presidential term was "underdeveloped" and should be reformed. Roh also criticized the country's political neutrality laws...
A European Union human rights team expressed the EU's "deep concern" at the state of human rights in Bangladesh under President Iajuddin Ahmed's interim government at the conclusion of a visit to the country Saturday, flagging...