Judicial Reform
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:34
Iraq hanged 11 people convicted of terrorist offenses on Thursday, the Justice Ministry said, pursuing what a U.N. official has criticized as a “conveyor-belt of executions”.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:33
In an emailed statement on Wednesday, he called the charges “baseless,” “politically motivated” and “beyond preposterous,” noting that he had never been a member or supporter of the Brotherhood.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:26
The parliament of Morocco has unanimously amended an article of the penal code that allowed rapists of underage girls to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 13:01
"Whatever the problems are, we believe that the solution for those problems should respect the principles of rule of law and separation of powers," Barroso said.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:36
On Monday the trial of two policemen charged with raping a woman in September 2012 was again postponed, and is now rescheduled for February 13.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:38
The failure of the negotiations was a blow to the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, who has pledged that the army will not storm the city to dislodge the militants, including some linked to Al Qaeda.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:35
Iraq has hanged 26 people convicted of “terrorism” offences, the Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday, pursuing a practice of mass executions despite international criticism.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:31
Morsi is due back in court next week on the first of the charges lodged against him, incitement to kill demonstrators outside the presidential palace.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:28
All the defendants have denied the charges and human rights groups say the trial has been marred by violations, including secret detentions, arrests without warrants, interrogations without a lawyer present and claims that some of the men were tortured.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:22
But it also points to the growing pressure faced by the secular-minded activists who helped to topple Hosni Mubarak in 2011, and have criticized both Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood when it was in power and the new military-backed authorities.