A Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit judge ruled Monday that the December 2006 execution of Angel Diaz was not "botched," as previously alleged by a medical examiner. According to autopsy reports,...
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UK Defence Ministry withholding Iraqi detainee abuse evidence: lawyers
The UK Ministry of Defence has refused to release key evidence about the abuse of Iraqi detainees held by British security forces, lawyers representing the detainees' families said Tuesday. The lawyers have requested that the UK High...
Canada security service thought US would deport Arar for torture: uncensored report
Canadian intelligence officials suspected that the United States would deport detained Canadian citizen Maher Arar to a country where he could have been subject to torture, according to previously censored information released Thursday by Canada's...
The semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq has adopted the "Kurdistan Oil and Gas Law" after KRG Prime Minister Nechervan Idris Barzani signed legislation Tuesday that will allow the Kurdish government to control its own...
A Thai court Monday released on bail six leaders of the July 22 anti-coup protest with the condition that they would not engage in activities that may increase "strife within society" or instigate violence. The defendants, anti-coup academics and...
Thailand anti-coup protest organizers could be detained for weeks: police
Thailand may continue to hold eight leaders of last Saturday's anti-coup protest for up to 48 days, a Thai police official told Reuters Saturday. Colonel Supisarn Bhakdinarinath said that police are authorized to hold suspects without charge for 12...
Tyco $3.2 billion shareholder settlement gets preliminary court approval
A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $3.2 billion settlement agreement between Tyco International , Tyco's former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers , and investors who were harmed by fraudulent accounting practices orchestrated...
Thailand constitution panel approves final draft for referendum
Thailand's Constitution Drafting Assembly approved a final draft of a new constitution Friday, paving the way for an August 19 constitutional referendum and possible general elections in December. The 100-member body, appointed by the military, unanimously approved the 309-article...
UK Law Lords rule rights law covers death of Iraqi detainee in UK custody
The judicial panel of the UK House of Lords ruled Wednesday that Human Rights Act of 1998 (HRA) applies to British soldiers overseas in the case of killed Iraqi detainee Baha Musa . The Law...
CIA operated secret prisons in Poland, Romania: COE investigator
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) established and operated secret detention centers in Romania and Poland between 2002 and 2005, according to a report [PDF text; Appendix 1, JPG; Appendix 2, JPG; Appendix 3, PDF; press release;...