Judicial Reform
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:30
Human rights groups denounced the ruling as politically motivated and another example of the authorities failing to punish security services personnel guilty of abuses.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Las autoridades estiman que cerca del 50% de las casi 6.000 muertes violentas anuales en Guatemala estan asociadas a la actividad del narcotrafico y a la lucha entre pandillas o 'maras'.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Now comes something potentially more toxic, but certainly quite different than the old-style cartels: a complex ecosystem of smaller, more violent, more extractive gangs.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 11:56
The trial of three Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt has been adjourned until March 5 after they appeared in court in Cairo and pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 10:16
The trial has been condemned by local and international rights organizations as a sign that the right to dissent is rapidly eroding in Egypt.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 10:13
Mr. Darbi is the sixth detainee to plead guilty without a trial — giving up a right to appeal — in exchange for the prospect of a specific exit date from Guantánamo.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:48
The demand for the annulment was made on the grounds that the law has not been published in the Official Gazette, a requirement for a law to enter into force.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:23
Erdogan is battling a corruption scandal he sees as contrived by Gulen's Hizmet (Service) movement, and has already dismissed or reassigned thousands of police and hundreds of judges and prosecutors in a bid to purge its influence.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 00:00
An appeals court in Haiti ruled that one of the country's most brutal dictators could be charged with crimes against humanity but stopped short of ordering a trial to proceed, calling for further investigation.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 00:00
The European Union (EU) will help Bolivia improve its justice administration at the request of the government of President Evo Morales, local media reported Thursday.