Former prosecutor: Slur in Williams case discussed 3 years before disclosure to defenseOctober 7th, 2009 Witness: Slur in Williams case discussed in '04SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is closer to learning if a judge will agree that racial bias was involved in a manslaughter case against him seven years ago and that his convictions for covering up the crime should be thrown out.
Why detained Pakistanis, others, not deported, asks courtOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has pulled up the government for detaining many foreigners, particularly Pakistanis, without proper detention order, and wanted to know why these people have not been deported to their countries. Counsel Arvind Nigam told a bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan that many foreign nationals have been languishing in Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) deportation camps since 2006 and no effort has been made by the government to deport them.
Court asks government on status of people awaiting deportationOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing concern over the status and living conditions of foreigners, many of them Pakistanis, detained in camps for years, the Delhi High Court has asked the central government to explain why these people have not been deported to their own countries. Counsel Arvind Nigam told a bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan, that many foreign nationals have been languishing in Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) camps since 2006 and no effort has been made by the government to deport them back to their country.
Taj city shuts down to demand high court benchOctober 1st, 2009 AGRA - The Taj city witnessed a near total shutdown Thursday as business chambers, trade associations and political parties observed a day long strike to demand a bench of the Allahabad High Court. The response from the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party was however lukewarm, activists said.
Guantanamo prison won't be closed by January as plannedSeptember 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US prison for suspected terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will not be closed by January 2010 as planned, US government officials said Saturday. According to a report by CNN, two members of the US administration stated that the planned date to close the facility would not be met due to unresolved legal questions.
Father of Iraqi man killed in British custody says son may have been killed in revenge attackSeptember 23rd, 2009 Father: Iraqi perhaps slain in UK revenge attackLONDON — British soldiers laughed as they beat an Iraqi hotel receptionist to death, the man's father alleged Wednesday as he gave evidence to an inquiry into the slaying. Baha Mousa, 26, died in the custody of British troops after they went through a hotel in southern Iraqi city of Basra in September 2003 in a hunt for Saddam Hussein loyalists.
Citing comparisons to Guantanamo, ACLU sues to get Bagram Air Base detainee recordsSeptember 22nd, 2009 ACLU seeks Bagram Air Base detainee recordsNEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union in New York has sued the federal government, seeking to make public the records related to prisoners held at an air base in Afghanistan. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, asks the court to order the Defense Department, the CIA and other agencies to reveal vital information about the detainees at Bagram Air Base.
Austria slammed for rights denial of 19 Indian origin migrantsSeptember 17th, 2009 VIENNA - The death of an Indian asylum seeker who was on hunger strike has led to growing human rights concerns here over the plight of illegal immigrants who have been detained in Austria. The authorities said that there are 19 people of Indian origin in preventive detention.
Lawyers strike work for third day in Uttar PradeshSeptember 17th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Normal life was affected in 16 districts of western Uttar Pradesh as a lawyers' strike, demanding a high court bench for the region, entered its third day. The lawyers had declared a three-day strike from Sep 15 to press their demand.
Lawyers fighting lethal injection seek info from Ohio inmate whose execution was haltedSeptember 17th, 2009 Lawyers want info after failed Ohio executionCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers challenging Ohio's lethal injection process want to interview a death row inmate whose problem-plagued execution was halted after two hours. Federal public defenders asked U.S.
China sentences three for needle attacksSeptember 12th, 2009 URUMQI - Three people were sentenced to up to 15 years in jail Saturday over a series of needle attacks that triggered a public scare in this capital of China's troubled western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In the first case, a court sentenced Yilipan Yilihamu, 19, to 15 years in prison for stabbing a woman with a hypodermic needle Aug 28.
Appeals court dismisses suit against defense firm that worked at Abu Ghraib prisonSeptember 11th, 2009 Appeals court dismisses Abu Ghraib lawsuitWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming contractors for defense firm CACI International Inc. abused detainees at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
First batch of Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to go to PalauSeptember 10th, 2009 First Guantanamo Uighurs agree to go to PalauKOROR, Palau — Three Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay formally accepted an offer to take up new lives in the Pacific island nation of Palau and could be moved there as early as next month, lawyers say. They were the first among 13 ethnic Uighurs held at the U.S.
China accuses three Hong Kong journalists of incitementSeptember 9th, 2009 HONG KONG - A row over the beating by Chinese police of three Hong Kong journalists covering riots in the western Chinese city of Urumqi deepened Wednesday after officials accused the journalists of inciting protestors. Xinjiang provincial information director Hou Hanmin said the reporter and cameramen beaten and detained Friday had incited crowds of demonstrators by making hand gestures.
Lawyers: Three Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to go to PalauSeptember 9th, 2009 Lawyers: 3 Uighurs agree to go to PalauKOROR, Palau — Lawyers say three Chinese Muslims held for years at Guantanamo Bay have accepted an offer to relocate to the Pacific island nation of Palau. The deals are the first to be struck among 13 Uighur detainees at the U.S.
