Indian prosecutors on Tuesday argued for the death penalty for Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , the lone gunmen to survive the three-day siege of Mumbai in November 2008 that killed 166. Kasab was...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ordered Azerbaijan's government to "secure the immediate release" of imprisoned Azeri journalist Eynulla Fatuallyev and pay him over 25,000 euros in compensation. Fatuallyev has...
Russia's Constitutional Court on Monday upheld the practice of trying terrorism cases in the absence of juries. Several Russian citizens had challenged the constitutionality of certain provisions of the country's Criminal...
The Chief Legal Counsel to the UN, Under-Secretary-General Patricia O'Brien , and Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sok An said Monday that the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) needs financial support...
The Regensburg District Court in southern Germany convicted British Bishop Richard Williamson of incitement on Friday for denying the Holocaust and ordered him to pay a 10,000 euro fine. The case stemmed from an interview to...
The Kyrgyzstan Prosecutor Generals Office announced Friday that the son of deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev , Maksim Bakiyev, faces charges of abuse of power and misuse of state credit. Maksim Bakiyev ran Kyrgyzstan's Central Agency for Development, Investment...
International rights organizations voiced concern Tuesday about a draft media law the Fijian government is slated to approve in the near future. The Media Industry Development Decree 2010 includes several provisions that could result in the imprisonment...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Azerbaijan violated parliamentary candidate Namat Aliyevs rights to stand freely and fairly in the country's 2005 elections. Aliyev alleged that the government violated his...
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Monday submitted a new version of their proposed Constitutional amendments to the Grand National Assembly . The draft differs only...
Pakistan's Attorney General Anwar Mansoor announced his resignation Friday over controversy surrounding a Supreme Court order to investigate corruption allegations against President Asif Ali Zardari . Mansoor cited a lack of cooperation ...