Judicial Reform
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:30
The presidency will this week begin considering a draft amendment to the penal code which would stiffen the punishment for "terrorist crimes" and a similar modification to the criminal procedure code.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:20
The EU progress report released in autumn of 2013 said increasing civilian control over the military required the amendment of legal provisions on the composition and powers of the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ).
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 00:00
En noviembre de 2012, el Departamento de Estado desclasifico ocho cables clasificados que hacen referencia a la comunicacion entre la embajada en Guatemala y el gobierno de Alvaro Colom.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 00:00
It emerged on Friday that the ethics tribunal of Guatemala's bar association (known by its Spanish acronym CANG) had suspended Judge Barrios from practicing law for one year, following a complaint from a member of the legal team of Rios Montt’s co-accus
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 00:00
Villegas said U.S. security aid to his country has declined and is expected to keep falling. But that aid should be replaced with targeted help designed to improve the justice system in Colombia.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 08:43
"The interrogation and intimidation in many cases has been motivated by political retribution, far removed from the fair and impartial justice to which every Georgian is entitled."
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 08:07
The United Nations expert on religious freedom called today on the Kazakhstan Government to halt the mandatory registration of religious communities, which notably affects small groups.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:35
A Cairo criminal court adjourned on Sunday the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and 14 others over presidential palace clashes to April 12 to continue to listen to testimonies.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:28
A judge in Cairo has upheld three-year jail terms imposed on three prominent Egyptian activists from the 2011 uprising that led to the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:16
Judge Collyer said "the fact is that Anwar al-Awlaki was an active and exceedingly dangerous enemy of the United States, irrespective of his distance, location and citizenship."