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Kazakhstan: Lawyer Freed, but Rights Restricted
similar criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said. The charges against Sokolova and the others are based on a legal provision that targets activity that states are obligated to respect and protect under human rights law, Human Rights Watch said.
Updated: 03/14/2012 08:22A
Report Says Corruption Slows Progress On Organized Crime
The report offers a comprehensive overview of anti-narcotics efforts abroad, addressing production and trafficking of drugs, as well as secondary crimes such as drug-related corruption and money laundering. Internal and international strategies of each
Updated: 03/14/2012 08:09A
Supreme Court ratifies abortion authorization in case of rape
We are just saying that women who were victims of sexual abuse (raping) can now terminate their pregnancies as it was already contemplated by the Criminal law code but was not being respected by many courts and/or judges” “The Criminal law is very
Updated: 03/14/2012 08:01A
Domestic Violence: The Problem Pervading Nigeria
Specifically, section 295 of the criminal code recognises “the resort to some degree of violence for correctional purposes”. Nigeria is failing to implement its current obligations under international law. In early 2007, Nigeria's National Assembly
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:49A
IN THE MATTER OF SIMELS
In June 2006, respondent, a criminal defense attorney, was retained by Shaheed "Roger" Khan (Khan) to represent him in a criminal prosecution. The United States alleged that Khan was operating an enterprise which imported large quantities of cocaine
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:45A
The Investigator Charlie Bezzina says the current jury system is not working
They have no formal legal training in this task, and their tuition in deliberations and delivering a verdict is limited. Can the community have confidence that juries are delivering the right verdicts? And why are some juries unable to agree on a
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:42A
Congo warlord convicted of using child soldiers
The trial, which began in January 2009, is the first at an international court to focus exclusively on the use of child soldiers and activists say it should send a clear message to armies and rebels around the world that conscripting children breaches
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:32A
War crimes court convicts warlord Thomas Lubanga of conscripting child soldiers
The trial, which began in January 2009, is the first at an international court to focus exclusively on the use of child soldiers and activists say it should send a clear message to armies and rebels around the world that conscripting children breaches
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:11A
China passes tough new criminal laws
But critics say the amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law would legalise the practice for people considered a threat to the Communist Party such as political dissidents, dozens of whom were detained last year. The bill was passed at the final
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:10A
War crimes court convicts Lubanga of conscripting kids
Lubanga, wearing an ivory-colored robe and skull cap, sat with his hands clasped in front of him listening to the verdict and showed no emotion as Fulford declared him guilty. Actress and activist Angelina Jolie watched the hearing from the public
Updated: 03/14/2012 07:01A
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