Legal-Judicial

LUXEMBOURG— The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed the unfreezing of assets blocked over a decade ago.The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had ...

The Rwandan man portrayed as a hero in the movie "Hotel Rwanda" should not have his 25-year sentence extended to life in prison, a Rwandan court ruled Monday.Paul Rusesabagina was convicted in September on eight terrorism charges for his role in a grou...

The world is at a 'dangerous moment' in the fight against diseases like polio, a senior World Health Organization official said, as efforts begin to immunize 23 million children across five African countries after an outbreak in Malawi.In February, Mal...

Although calm has returned to the Jebel Moon area of Sudan’s West Darfur state after a fresh wave of violence that left 19 people dead, an independent group that helps internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees says the security situation remains...

The Congolese human rights minister launched national consultations on a new transitional justice initiative that, if implemented, would help the Democratic Republic of Congo emerge from conflict, address grave human rights violations, and institute ne...

CAIRO– Nearly 100 female judges assumed office, at Egypt’s State Council for the first time in the country’s history, the Egyptian judiciary body announced yesterday.The 98 judges, who were sworn in on Saturday, were appointed last year, under a presid...

The International Criminal Court will next week hear an appeal by Ugandan former Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen against his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity.Ongwen, a former child soldier in the notorious rebel gro...

The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay $325 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reparations for Uganda's invasion of the DRC in the late 1990s.Seven years ago, the court ruled Uganda must compensate the DRC fo...