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18 Jul 2005, 12:50 pm
Geagea, Lebanese Forces militia leader during the 1975-90 civil war, was arrested in 1994 and sentenced to three consecutive life terms for his involvement in crimes during Lebanon's civil war, including the murder of a prime minister. [read post]
27 Nov 2005, 4:12 pm
[JURIST] In a bid to appeal to Sunni voters, former Iraqi interim prime minister Iyad Allawi [JURIST news archive; Iraqi National accord party website, in Arabic], a Shiite, said in an interview with the UK's Observer newspaper Sunday that human rights abuses by Iraqi Shiites are as bad as they were under Saddam Hussein's regime. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 4:27 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] ordered the Pakistani government to produce complete voter registration records Friday after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC profile] petitioned that there were up to 30 million missing registrations. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 11:39 am
[JURIST] Cambodia has lodged a formal complaint with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon over a UN official's comments earlier this month criticizing Cambodia's human rights record, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday. [read post]
16 Feb 2008, 2:11 am
[JURIST] Pakistani officials on Friday arrested a fifth suspect for his alleged involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
24 Nov 2008, 12:47 pm
[JURIST] An Iraqi court on Sunday began a new trial for 16 former Saddam Hussein-era officials, including Hussein cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] - better known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali" - and former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 10:12 am
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] on Thursday ended its investigation [press release, PDF] into the health care conditions of incarcerated former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive], finding that the Ukrainian government provided her with adequate care. [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 6:11 am
Connaughton went on to note that an expected shortfall of 30,000 LNG-certified officers in the global LNG fleet presents a prime opportunity to increase the U.S. presence in LNG shipping. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 6:00 am
The president, speaking at a press conference alongside Finnish Prime Minister Sauli Niinisto, hammered the point he’s made since inauguration. [read post]
3 Oct 2012, 10:07 pm
It exemplifies the problems that those of us who believe in nuance have with time-limited, prime-time organized question-and-answer periods masquerading as debates: There's no place for [read post]
3 Dec 2004, 2:04 am
[JURIST] Former rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj is expected to be named Kosovo's prime minister as a new parliamentary session begins Friday, but a recent interview by UN war crimes investigators has prompted some question as to whether Haradinaj would be indicted for his role in the war with the former Yugoslavia. [read post]
28 Oct 2005, 7:57 am
[JURIST] French President Jacques Chirac has called for an international tribunal to try Syrian and Lebanese suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
4 Feb 2007, 7:07 am
Bangladesh [JURIST news archive] country has been in political turmoil since former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina began feuding over proposed electoral reforms. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 1:41 am
[JURIST] The Thai Supreme Court agreed to hear corruption charges [JURIST report] against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Tuesday, scheduling the first hearing for August 14 and ordering the exiled Thaksin and his wife Pojamarn to appear before the court. [read post]
12 Jul 2007, 8:10 am
[JURIST] UN International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) [authorizing resolution] head Serge Brammertz [official profile] said in a report to the UN Security Council Thursday that the probe into the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive] has identified several suspects involved or with insider knowledge of the plot. [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 9:22 am
[JURIST] Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] returned to Thailand Thursday from self-imposed exile to face corruption charges laid against him after he was ousted in a military coup [JURIST report] in September 2006. [read post]
27 Sep 2008, 10:42 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed [decision, PDF] six of fourteen counts against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko [BBC backgrounder] Friday, vacating his nine year sentence [JURIST report] and remanding on the remaining eight counts for resentencing. [read post]
27 Nov 2008, 9:38 am
[JURIST] Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz [official website, in Hebrew] said Wednesday that he is considering indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert [official profile] following police recommendations in connection with his alleged double billing [Haaretz report] of state and charitable donors for travel expenses in 2002-2006 while serving as a government official. [read post]
5 Apr 2009, 4:33 am
[JURIST] Officials in Malaysia [JURIST news archive] on Sunday announced the release of 13 people who were detained under the country's controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) [text, PDF; HRW backgrounder], in a move called for Friday by Prime Minister Najib Razak [official website; BBC profile] in his first address to the nation [text, PDF]. [read post]
21 May 2010, 7:44 am
Hague stated that the new coalition government will initiate a judge-led inquiry into the allegations, but no details were outlined in the legislative program [text, PDF] published Thursday by Prime Minister David Cameron [official profile]. [read post]
