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MEP pushes north Cyprus to scrap anti-gay legislation
“All my interlocutors agreed local laws need updating urgently. Now the Parliament must do its work, and align the Criminal Code with binding European standards,” Cashman said in a statement released today. He said talks focused on the need for a
Updated: 04/16/2012 07:30A
Tribunal to Hear Second War Crime Charge Against Bush & Associates
The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission (KLWCC) following the due process of the law is bringing this charge against the accused. In 2009, the Commission, having received complaints from torture victims from Guantanamo and Iraq, proceeded to conduct a
Updated: 04/16/2012 06:25A
High-tech tools can help fight local crime
Today's patrol cars come equipped with computers connected to the Internet and large databases of criminal records, vehicle records, maps and community information, all available at a patrol officer's fingertips. The latest innovation to come to the
Updated: 04/16/2012 06:21A
FEDERAL OFFENSE More Pleas, Questions In Groundbreaking KY Hate-Crimes Case
Michael Cole-Schwartz of HRC called the indictment “vindicating” after years of working to get the Shepard-Byrd Law passed, but David Jenkins' lawyer, Andrew Stephens, says his client denies committing a hate crime. “The hate-crime component of this is
Updated: 04/16/2012 06:13A
FEDERAL OFFENSE More Pleas, Questions In Groundbreaking KY Hate-Crimes Case
Michael Cole-Schwartz of HRC called the indictment “vindicating” after years of working to get the Shepard-Byrd Law passed, but David Jenkins' lawyer, Andrew Stephens, says his client denies committing a hate crime. “The hate-crime component of this is
Updated: 04/16/2012 06:13A
"The Whitey Bulger Case: Balancing The Rights Of Victims And The Accused
The authors discuss the rights of crime victims under federal law in the aftermath of the Whitey Bulger arrest and the indictment of his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, on one count of conspiracy to harbor a fugitive. Bulger's alleged crime
Updated: 04/16/2012 06:10A
Prosecutor dismissing Idaho gang recruitment charges
SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho county is dropping criminal gang-recruitment charges against five people following an Idaho Supreme Court decision making it more difficult to prove the law was broken. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports
Updated: 04/16/2012 05:42A
Politkovskaya's murder almost solved - Interior Ministry
In the words of Shutov, progress has been made in the Politkovskaya murder investigation. "There are no unsolvable crimes. Law breakers always leave a trail. Identification of the killers is simply a question of time," Shutov said.
Updated: 04/16/2012 05:40A
With cellphones and text, DAs seek changes to Pa. wiretapping law
A decade-and-a-half later, law enforcement officials say they're critical tools in the bad guys' arsenal and they want the law updated to make it easier to track criminals' movements. "To do nothing is not an option," said Risa Ferman,
Updated: 04/16/2012 05:30A
Unwitting criminals
In a story last week on the plight of marine biologist Nancy Black, The Wall Street Journal noted, "As the US federal criminal code has grown increasingly large and complicated, critics from the left and right alike argue it is becoming too easy for
Updated: 04/16/2012 05:05A
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