Full Coverage: Law

25.08.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 25 (OneWorld) - A chief prosecutor of Nazi war crimes at Nuremberg has said George W. Bush should be tried for war crimes along with Saddam Hussein. Benjamin Ferencz, who secured convictions for 22 Nazi officers for their work in orchestrating the death squads that killed more than 1 million people, told OneWorld both Bush and Saddam should be tried for starting "aggressive" wars--Saddam for his 1990 attack on Kuwait and Bush for his 2003 invasion of Iraq.

24.08.2006 IndiaÂ’s highest court issues notices to central and state authorities for stricter implementation of the law that ban sex-determination tests and sex-selective abortions. A public interest litigation has said that recognition of pre-birth sex-selection should be considered medical malpractice as it involves the misuse of medical technology

23.08.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 23 (OneWorld) - The human rights group Amnesty International is appealing decisions by the United States government to withhold as secret information detailing the incarceration of so-called ghost detainees as part of the Bush administration's self-styled "war on terror."

23.08.2006 The Humanitarian Law Centre expressed its concern over the statements and behaviour of KosovoÂ’s Prime Minister regarding the guilty verdict of general Selim Krasniqi for war crimes against civilian population.

22.08.2006 The countryÂ’s highest court says that the Indian government has a duty to protect natural waterbodies to ensure its citizens their fundamental right to a decent quality of life.Besides, the state also has a duty to protect the environment.

22.08.2006 The Union Cabinet has cleared the bill to reserve 27 per cent seats for other backward classes in all institutions of higher and technical education managed or aided by the central government. The bill will be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament, which ends on Friday.

17.08.2006 NEW YORK, Aug 16 (OneWorld) - Rights advocacy groups here are calling for the United Nations to support human rights defenders in Iran.

08.08.2006 The organization for respect and care for animals ORCA announced the start of the debate on the Draft-Law on Protection of Wellbeing of Animals and invited the interested members of the general public to contribute to Serbia getting a quality law through their suggestions, proposals and criticism.

07.08.2006 CRY – Child Rights and You welcomes the Ministry of Labour's recent notification that bans children below 14 from working in residences and the hospitality sector but feels it's an insufficient response. Gaps exist. CRY CEO Ingrid Srinath writes in this article that this notification cannot be effective without proper enforcement and rehabilitation provisions. For real change root causes have to be addressed.

02.08.2006 The Pakistan government will propose a legislation amending the Hudood laws to remove the near impossible burden of proof placed on victims of rape and protect them from retaliatory adultery charges, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday. “This will be a historic change and it will end decades of miseries for women,” said Ms Rafi, a lawmaker of the ruling PML.

02.08.2006 The Autonomous Women House Zagreb brought criminals charges to the District State Prosecution Office against six experts employed by the social welfare system and the judiciary who, they believe, have assisted, through inaction, the brutal murder of Jelena Sabina Kozar.

01.08.2006 Under the framework of joint activities of the Network for Open Society in Albania (NOSA), Open Society Foundation in Albania (OSFA) and Partners-Albania, in cooperation with the Experts Group on legislation and economy, has worked together since 2005 to analyze the legal framework that regulates the activity of non-for-profit sector in Albania.