The government of Uganda has been intimidating members of the media since before the February 23 presidential elections , including filing criminal charges against some journalists for their work, according to a statement issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday. The watchdog group detailed several instances where the government has punished reporters, including denying an [...]

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A government witness who was coached by a Federal Aviation Administration attorney on the US case against accused would-be hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui told US District Judge Leonie Brinkema Tuesday that she was not tainted by the extra information she received, echoing an early statement to prosecution lawyers that it would not affect her testimony. Lynne [...]

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Khalid el-Masri , a German national allegedly kidnapped in Macedonia in 2003, held by the CIA in Afghanistan and finally released in 2004 and dumped in Albania, testified Monday before a European Parliament committee investigating possible US renditions through Europe that he was interrogated by a German while detained. El-Masri testified that he identified Gerhard [...]

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Defense lawyers in the Enron fraud trial Monday finished their cross-examination of former Chief Financial Officer and lead government witness Andrew Fastow , bringing to a conclusion his four-day stint on the witness stand. Fastow testified that he had stolen millions before the company's collapse in 2001 and that he had lied to investigators until [...]

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Canada, the European Union, and several key supporters of a proposed UN Human Rights Council are urging the United States to accept a compromise that would allow approval of a draft UN General Assembly resolution while offering the US assurances that they hope will address American concerns about possible rights-abusing nations being elected to the [...]

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