Turkish high court supports former general's appeal for release
Turkey's Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled in favor of retired general Ilker Basbug's appeal against his sentence for life imprisonment. The ruling may allow for his release [Reuters...
New York's Solitary Confinement Reforms May Spark Larger Discussion
Steven Zeidman, CUNY School of Law
A gun and suicide bomb attack on Monday on a court complex in Islamabad, Pakistan, left 11 people dead and 25 injured. Additional Sessions Judge Rafaqat Awan, senior advocate Rao Abdul Rashid, advocate Tanveer Ahmend Shah, and several other...
Haiti court allows trial of former dictator for crimes against humanity
A Haitian appellate court ruled on Thursday that former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier can be charged under international law with crimes against humanity committed during his rule. Haitian authorities reopened a criminal case against...
Chinese Government Must Close Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
Maya Wang, Human Rights Watch
Virginia Supreme Court declines to reconsider Virginia Tech ruling
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Tuesday declined to reconsider the court's 2013 overturning of a wrongful death verdict against the commonwealth stemming from the 2007 shooting ...
Rights groups condemn slow pace of case against former Haiti dictator
Two advocacy groups on Wednesday condemned the slow pace of the criminal case against former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier . "A lack of political will and unacceptable court delays are allowing Haiti's former...
France data authorities fine Google for non-compliance with privacy policy
The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) , an independent data protection oversight authority set up by the French government, has fined Google 150,000 after Google failed to act upon CNIL's order...
Sri Lanka must continue to work to improve its human rights record, according to an oral report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay filed Wednesday with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...
A federal judge blocked part of a new Wisconsin law on Friday that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, extending a preliminary injunction as a case against the law proceeds to...
