India high court orders formation of special tribunals to handle Gujarat riot cases
May 1, 2009
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of India [official website] on Friday ordered the formation of five special courts to hear cases stemming from the 2002 Gujarat riots [BBC backgrounder]. The court did not move the cases outside of Gujarat however, as the National Human Rights Commission [advocacy website]....... [more] 
UN Lebanon tribunal orders release of 4 generals accused in Hariri assassination
April 29, 2009
[JURIST] A judge for the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) [official website] ordered the release of four generals [UN News Centre report] who had been held on suspicion of their involvement in the February 2005 suicide bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri [JURIST news....... [more]
Lebanon judge begins transfer of Hariri case to new UN tribunal
April 9, 2009
[JURIST] A Lebanese judge on Wednesday ordered the transfer of documents related to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri [JURIST news archive] to a UN tribunal created to investigate and try suspects in the killing. Judge Sakr Sakr's order [AFP report] comes in response t....... [more]
UN Hariri tribunal seeks case documents from Lebanon
April 2, 2009
[JURIST] The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) [official website] has asked Lebanese authorities to turn over documents [order, PDF] related to the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri [JURIST news archive], according to a court order released Wednesday. T....... [more]
UN Hariri tribunal appoints officials, adopts procedural rules
March 26, 2009
[JURIST] The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) [official website] has named several key officials and finalized procedural and evidentiary rules in order to begin investigating and trying those involved in the the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri [JURIST....... [more]
UN Hariri tribunal begins work at The Hague
March 1, 2009
[JURIST] The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) [official website], tasked with investigating the February 14, 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri [JURIST news archive], officially began operating Sunday. The STL will be located in The Hague and the prosecution of it....... [more]
Bangladesh police charge more than 1,000 in border guards mutiny
March 1, 2009
[JURIST] Police in Bangladesh [JURIST news archive] on Sunday charged [Daily Star report] more than 1,000 members of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in last week's border guards mutiny [BBC Q&A], which killed dozens of top BDR officers, including the force's commander. The government plans....... [more]
Lebanon court grants bail to Hariri assassination suspects
February 26, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in Lebanon on Wednesday granted bail to three men suspected of involvement in the February 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive]. The judge did not explain why he released [YaLibnan report, AP report] them within days of the pla....... [more]
UN Hariri tribunal to begin work March 1
February 24, 2009
[JURIST] The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon [official website] will begin work on March 1, according to the Tribunal's Registrar, Robin Vincent [official profile, PDF]. The March 1 start date for the court, established at the request of the Lebanese government after the February 14, 2005 assassinat....... [more]
Deadline for Kenya election violence tribunal extended: PM
February 18, 2009
[JURIST] Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga [official website] said Tuesday that the country has been granted two additional months to form a special tribunal to hear cases surrounding Kenya's 2007 post-election violence [JURIST report]. Odinga said that Koffi Annan [official profile], who facilitat....... [more]
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