Judicial Reform
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 09:40
The most significant human rights problems in Uzbekistan included torture and abuse of detainees by security forces, denial of due process and fair trial, according to the Report on Human Rights Practices 2013 released by the U.S. Department of State.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 09:01
A UAE court on Monday jailed a Qatari and two Emiratis up to seven years for raising funds in support of a Muslim Brotherhood-linked group, a pro-government newspaper reported.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 08:54
An Egyptian court sentenced two policemen to 10 years in prison on Monday for killing an activist in 2010, a Reuters witness said, in a high profile case seen as the spark that led to the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 08:48
Police said they found two joints on 19-year-old Abdullah Mursi and a friend in a car parked by the roadside in Qalyubia province north of Cairo, security officials said on Saturday.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 00:00
The investigators are part of an experiment in Nueva Suyapa that shows how the cycle of violence and impunity can be broken when middlemen do the work that the police and prosecutors either cannot or will not.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 00:00
More than two thirds – 69% – said they believe that Guzman has the support of people within the Mexican government vs. 22 % who said he did not.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 12:37
This week, the world's most wanted drug trafficker was captured in a joint U.S.-Mexico military operation, U.S. Southern Command said it didn't have enough money to interdict the majority of drugs at sea, robots started patrolling drug tunnels at the border and Venezuela announced a new ambassador to the United States. Below is a roundup of these stories and other highlights from around the region over the past week.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Un tribunal de Guatemala inicio este jueves el juicio contra el primer exjefe guerrillero acusado de haber dirigido una matanza de 22 campesinos en noviembre de 1988, en el marco de la guerra civil de 36 anos
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
El Departamento de Estado enfatiza en su reporte la carencia de garantias para sancionar delitos graves.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, SCJN) ruled that states could no longer legislate on arraigo and that state-level authorities are not allowed to use the practice.