NBI: Supporters, MILF men out to spring Ampatuan from jail The Daily Tribune | By Pat C. Santos | 02/05/2010 | The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday said it was monitoring the movements of some groups that are allegedly planning to spring “Maguindanao massacre” prime suspect, Datu Unsay twon Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. from jail. | In a press briefing, NBI spokes...
Lawyer asks court to suspend jail transfer of Ampatuan Sr. Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—A lawyer for Datu Andal Ampatuan Sr. has asked a Quezon City court to suspend his transfer to a detention facility in Metro Manila while the court has not yet ruled on his earlier appeal. | In a one-page urgent motion submitted on Feb 3, lawyer Sigfrid Fortun asked Regional Tri...
Jail threat to skiers who go too far off-piste The Independent | After the deadliest weekend in the Italian mountains of the winter, ministers are expected to rush through legislation introducing huge fines and possible jail terms for skiers and climbers who flout avalanche warnings. | Eight people died and 10 w...
Deve Gowda warns of 'jail bharo' The Hindu | J. Balaji | Not against Expressway, but why injustice to poor farmers? | Land has been acquired at places far away from peripheral road | One lakh people hit by decision to transfer thousands of acres of land and private layouts | BANGALORE: The fo...
Prison uniform a must for accused in murder trial: HC Mumbai Mirror | Make this prisoner wear the prison uniform." This is what Bombay High Court said, when an under trial murder accused sought exemption from wearing the prison uniform. | It is an established rule that uniforms are worn after a trial is complete and ...
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Swiss to accept Uighur detainees from Guantanamo The Star | ZURICH- Switzerland said on Wednesday it would accept two Uighur detainees from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on humanitarian grounds, disregarding a parliamentary c...
Clinton says no prisoner swap with Iran The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday ruled out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's suggestion that three detained American hikers in Iran be s...
Lil Wayne Goes to Jail: The New Issue of Rolling Stone Rollingstone | Photograph by Peter Yang | For a decade, Lil Wayne has been hip-hop’s great unstoppable force, a 24-hour-a-day recording machine without an off button. But on February 9th,...
Officials endorse legislation on NH prisons The Boston Globe | CONCORD, N.H.-New Hampshire officials are endorsing legislation aimed at reducing recidivism to save money spent on prisons. | The Council of State Governments Justice Center says New Hampshire can potentially save millions of dollars if it radical...
Prisoner 'shit-bombs' police officers Joy Online A remand prisoner at the Tema Community 2 police cells, has smeared human excreta on the Crime Officer and two others to prevent his transfer to the Nsawam Prison. | Kingsley Martey, who has been remanded into prison custody by the Tema Circuit Court...
Holding September 11 trial in New York difficult: Obama DNA India | WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had not ruled out putting the suspected mastermind of the Sept 11 attacks on trial in New York City but logistical issues and local opposition made it difficult. | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has claimed responsibility for organ...
Video: 3-city action to impeach 'Torture Judge' Bybee The Examiner | Related articles LA Human Rights defenders to take on Torture Judge Bybee at Court We will not be silent. Dupré interviews Torture Judge Bybee protester Sharon Tipton Bye-bye Bybee movement mounting, protesting 'torture judge' healthy What did Arianna Huffington say about torture? Human Rights info 101 UN Intern...
Indefinite Guantanamo detention plans condemned BBC News | The American Civil Liberties Union has criticised a recommendation that 47 Guantanamo Bay inmates should be held indefinitely without trial. | Justice department officials said the men were too dangerous to release, but could not be tried as evidence against them would not stand up in a US court. | ACLU executive director Anthony Romero said thei...
