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Canada bill would allow terror victims to sue perpetrators in Canadian courts
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 4:39am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] Canadian Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan [official profile] on Tuesday announced [press release] the introduction of legislation [C-35 text; materials] to the House of Commons that would allow victims of terrorism to sue perpetrators in Canadian courts. The Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act [Public Safety backgrounder] would allow any individuals who can prove a link between an -
Rights groups urge Spain to continue universal jurisdiction policy
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 3:45am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] Human rights groups on Tuesday called for the Spanish government to continue prosecuting those who violate international law under the principle of universal jurisdiction [AI backgrounder], sending a manifesto [text, PDF, in Spanish] to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero [official profile, in Spanish]. The call from more than 100 human rights groups comes less than two -
Disciplinary panel urges prompt impeachment of convicted US judge
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 4:56am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] A disciplinary panel of judges ruled Wednesday that former US District Court judge Samuel Kent [official profile] engaged in conduct that constitutes grounds for impeachment [certification letter, PDF], and urged prompt action on the matter. Kent, who pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice [JURIST report] for lying about allegations of sexual harassment of two female assistants, had -
Myanmar court rejects three Suu Kyi defense witnesses
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 4:11am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The Myanmar court hearing the trial of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] has rejected the defense's request to call four witnesses. While the prosecution has been allowed to call 14 witnesses, Suu Kyi's lawyers will only be permitted one defense witness [BBC report], who is scheduled to testify Thursday. Suu Kyi's lawyers believe that the decision -
Myanmar court hears testimony of democracy advocate Suu Kyi
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 4:29am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] Nobel Laureate and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday told a Myanmar court that she did not violate the terms of her house arrest when an American man swam to her house. While Suu Kyi did not deny the fact that she allowed the man to stay after he swam to her house, she did deny responsibility [AP report], saying instead that the Myanmar -
Five percent of Guantanamo detainees have returned to terrorism: Pentagon
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 3:36am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The Pentagon said Tuesday that it has evidence that confirms that 27 released Guantanamo Bay detainees [fact sheet, PDF] have engaged in combat or terrorism against the US. The evidence, implicating five percent of ex-detainees, includes "fingerprints, DNA, and reliable, verified, or well-corroborated intelligence reporting." The five percent who have been confirmed is less than the -
House passes Senate version of credit card holders' 'bill of rights'
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 4:07am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday voted 361-64 [roll call] to pass the Senate version of the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights [text, PDF]. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) [official website] called the bill historic, and a stern rebuke to credit card companies that, "have unfairly profited at the expense of responsible, hardworking Americans who -
Israel high court orders state funding for non-Orthodox conversion classes
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 5:08am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The Israeli High Court of Justice [official website] on Tuesday ordered the government to fund non-Orthodox conversion institutions. The decision, handed down by a three-judge panel, breaks the monopoly [Jerusalem Post report] that Orthodox conversion institutions hold over public conversion funding. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism [advocacy website] applauded the decision -
Senate passes credit card holders' 'bill of rights'
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 4:10am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Tuesday voted 90-5 [roll call] to pass the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights [text, PDF]. Among the provisions included in the bill are restrictions on retroactive interest rate increases, a mandatory 45-day notice for all proposed interest rate increases, and a requirement that credit card companies mail a billing statement to the consumer 21 days -
White House proposes elimination of illegal alien incarceration program
Posted: May 8th, 2009, 9:29am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Thursday proposed $17 billion in cuts to the fiscal year 2010 federal budget, including cutting $400 million [proposals, PDF] from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) [program website]. SCAAP is a program that subsidizes state and local governments for the costs of incarcerating illegal aliens who commit crimes, and Obama's -
Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes in death of Serbian civilians
Posted: May 8th, 2009, 8:21am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] Croatian parliament member Branimir Glavas [TrialWatch backgrounder] was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison [Javno report] for the killing of Serbian civilians during the Croatian war of independence [GlobalSecurity backgrounder]. Glavas stood accused of ordering the torture and death of Croatian Serbs in the town of Osijek in 1991, a charge he denied. As a safety precaution, -
India high court orders formation of special tribunals to handle Gujarat riot cases
Posted: May 1st, 2009, 10:59am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The Supreme Court of India [official website] on Friday ordered the formation of five special courts to hear cases stemming from the 2002 Gujarat riots [BBC backgrounder]. The court did not move the cases outside of Gujarat however, as the National Human Rights Commission [advocacy website] had requested [press release], instead ordering [Times of India report] that the courts be set up -
Japan donating $4 million to underfunded Cambodia genocide tribunal
Posted: May 1st, 2009, 10:15am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The Japanese government on Thursday pledged to donate USD $4.17 million [press release, PDF] to assist the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website], the tribunal set up to try former members of the Khmer Rouge [BBC backgrounder]. The funding comes at an opportune moment for the ECCC, which projected a $4.3 million dollar shortfall [budget] for 2009. -
Serbia war crimes court convicts ex-police of killing civilians in Kosovo war
Posted: April 24th, 2009, 6:21am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] Four former Serbian policemen were convicted [BETA report] Thursday of the killing of 48 Albanian civilians in Suva Reka during the war in Kosovo [State Department backgrounder] in 1999. Their trial in a Serbian war crimes court began in October 2005 with eight men accused of rounding up and shooting [indictment, MHT] the civilians, including 46 members of one family, the Berishas. -
Guantanamo detainee lawsuit claims torture prior to authorization of techniques
Posted: April 24th, 2009, 5:20am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The lawyer for Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Rafiq Alhami [NYT profile] filed suit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] alleging that Alhami was tortured before the Bush administration approved of the techniques. The suit claims [Star-Ledger report] that Alhami was kicked, punched, stripped naked, and threatened with dogs -
US journalist Saberi appeals Iran espionage conviction
Posted: April 21st, 2009, 9:42am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] The lawyer for imprisoned US journalist Roxana Saberi [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday appealed her recent conviction for espionage [JURIST report]. A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary reportedly said that he hoped her eight-year sentence would be changed [Reuters report]. On Monday, Iran's top judge Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrud urged a fair appellate process -
Obama administration pledge not to prosecute CIA interrogators draws criticsm
Posted: April 17th, 2009, 5:55am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama on Thursday asserted his intention [statement] not to investigate individuals who used or authorized enhanced interrogation techniques the same day the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] released memos [JURIST report] outlining CIA use of these techniques. The president urged the country to look forward, rather than to the past, saying:We have been -
First Iraq insurgent tried in US federal court sentenced to 25 years in prison
Posted: April 17th, 2009, 5:03am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] Iraqi insurgent Wesam al Delaema was sentenced to 25 years in prison [DOJ press release] Thursday for conspiracy to murder US nationals outside the US. Al Delaema, who was charged [indictment, PDF] with the crime in 2005, is the first Iraqi insurgent to be tried in a US federal court. Al Delaema's final sentence will be determined by a Dutch court, and he will ultimately serve his term -
Thailand court issues arrest warrants for ex-PM Shinawatra, protest leaders
Posted: April 14th, 2009, 8:52am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] A Thai court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 13 leaders of anti-government protests, including former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The warrants were issued a day after Shinawatra called for the overthrow of the Thai government [Al-Jazeera reports] by United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship protesters, who have since ended their -
CIA outlines new detention and interrogation policies
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 5:04am MSD by Brian Jackson
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[JURIST] CIA director Leon Panetta [official website] on Thursday outlined new techniques [press release] to be employed by the agency in their detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists. The new policies include discontinuing the use of contractors to conduct interrogations and a renewal of the agency's pledge to comply with President Barack Obama's executive order [JURIST report] to