Judicial Reform
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:47
An Israeli court has extended by two days the detention of two Palestinian men it suspects of planning to bomb the US Embassy in Tel Aviv under instructions from al-Qaeda.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:15
A court in Astana has dropped extremism charges against a Kazakh Presbyterian pastor, Bakhytzhan Kashkumbaev.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:12
"It should be noted that there is a manifestation of the old principle of justice in the trial of former senior officials, when the defense is put on an unequal footing with the prosecution."
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:18
The statement alleged that transitional authorities are not tolerating any critical voices who call for reforming security institutions and the trial of corrupt regime icons.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 09:36
He also repeated the U.S. call for the Azerbaijani government to fulfill their OSCE commitments on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law , including ensuring transparency and fairness in litigation.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 09:28
According to findings published on December 9 by the country’s human rights ombudsman, Karen Andreasian, bribe-taking is so rampant in Armenian courts that judges even use an unofficial price list for kickbacks.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 09:15
A judge last November ruled that local police officials should pay Gerasimov 2 million tenges ($13,000) in compensation for his suffering.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 09:13
Kashkumbaev, a Christian convert from Islam, and his supporters insist that the case against him is politically motivated.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 09:07
Steve Swerdlow, HRW Central Asia researcher, told Uznews.net that the severity of government repression in the country makes its human rights record more dismal than in other repressive countries.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:39
Turkish authorities removed hundreds of police from their posts on Wednesday in the latest mass purge following the eruption of a damaging corruption scandal.