Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions
Mexican trans lawmaker has big plans to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination
By Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Maria Garcia and Salma Luevano will in September become the first two trans...
Read moreU.N. court sentences former Milosevic aides to 12 years for war crimes
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for...
Read moreRussia jails Jehovah’s Witness for record eight years over extremism
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to seven and eight years in jail on...
Read moreUN court convicts former Milosevic aides of war crimes
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for their role in financing and...
Read moreHong Kong democracy activist re-arrested on eve of sensitive anniversaries
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police re-arrested pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung after revoking her bail on Wednesday, on the...
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Danish man acquitted of 1987 attack on German students on a Finnish ferry
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish court acquitted a 52-year-old Danish man on Wednesday of the murder and attempted murder of...
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Defence in Jordan trial asks court to invite Prince Hamza to testify
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan's Prince Hamza is among 25 witnesses who have been asked to testify by the...
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Hong Kong security law ‘a human rights emergency’ – Amnesty
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Amnesty International said on Wednesday that Hong Kong authorities have used a new national security law to...
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Northern Ireland High Court rejects challenge to Brexit Protocol
By Amanda Ferguson and Conor Humphries BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland's High Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by the region's...
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Biafran separatist leader arrested and will face trial, Nigeria says
ABUJA (Reuters) -The leader of a group calling for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as...
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European rights court says Poland denied officials right to appeal
(Corrects to 'European rights court', not 'EU court' in headline) WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish justice minister infringed on the rights...
Read moreFactbox-Jordan security trial sheds light on palace intrigue
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Bassem Awadallah, once a confidant of Jordan's King Abdallah, is on trial charged with...
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EU considers legal action against Poland over “LGBT-free” zones – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive is considering legal action against Poland over "LGBT-free" zones set up by some...
Read moreCroatian anti-corruption police arrest state TV head-media
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's anti-corruption police USKOK arrested on Wednesday several people including the director of the state television company...
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S.Korea looks to overhaul military justice after sex abuse cases
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - After a South Korean air force master sergeant accused a colleague of sex abuse...
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Mexico president floats referendum option on recreational marijuana after court says to legalize
By Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will respect a...
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Mexican Supreme Court rules government should legalize recreational pot
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court said on Monday the government and Congress should legalize recreational marijuana use, bringing...
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Dominican former law minister arrested on suspicion of diverting funds
By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican authorities arrested a former attorney general on Tuesday over accusations of...
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In one year, Hong Kong arrests 117 people under new security law
By Pak Yiu and Anand Katakam HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities have arrested 117 people under a national...
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Spain will relaunch talks with Catalan separatist govt in September
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Catalonia's new pro-independence regional head on Tuesday for the...
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