Fonseka�s appointment draws flak Colombo, February 11 An international rights group said today that the Sri Lankan government’s decision to appoint the civil war-winning general to Parliament contradicts its pledges to investigate alleged abuses under his command. Human Rights... Women 12 Feb, 2016
Air India bomber released from prison Ottawa, January 28 The only person ever convicted over the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people was released from a Canadian prison yesterday after serving two decades behind bars. Inderjit Singh Reyat, a Sikh immigrant from India,... Women 29 Jan, 2016
Moroccan journalist is released after 10 months in prison RABAT, MOROCCO: Moroccan journalist Hicham Mansouri has been released from prison after serving a 10-month sentence for adultery in a case that rights groups described as politically driven. Speaking to reporters after his release Sunday, Mansouri... Women 17 Jan, 2016
'Blade Runner' Pistorius found guilty of murder on appeal BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa's "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found guilty on Thursday of murdering his girlfriend, in an appeal court ruling that could see him sent back to prison for at least 15 years. The Supreme Court upgraded the... 03 Dec, 2015
Georgia man faces prison again for stealing sea turtle eggs SAVANNAH, GEORGIA: Less than two years after he was released from prison, Lewis Jackson found authorities waiting for him as he boarded a ferry boat on remote Sapelo Island carrying a cooler full of contraband valued by some as a mythical... Women 24 Oct, 2015
Pistorius moves to house arrest, but legal challenge looms JOHANNESBURG: Oscar Pistorius spent Tuesday at his uncle's mansion after being moved from jail to house arrest, but the former track star faces another legal challenge next month when prosecutors argue at an appeals court that he should go back to... 20 Oct, 2015
SA Justice department could prevent Pistorius prison release CAPE TOWN: The head of South Africa's Department of Justice could "intervene" to prevent Oscar Pistorius' early release from prison. The department said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday that Justice Minister Michael... 19 Aug, 2015
Syria releases prominent rights activist from prison BEIRUT: Syrian authorities on Monday released a prominent human rights activist who spent more than three years in prison for reporting on the government's crackdown on protesters in the early days of the uprising against President Bashar Assad,... Women 10 Aug, 2015
Religious assailant attacks Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, wounding six JERUSALEM: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stabbed and wounded six participants, two of them seriously, in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem on Thursday, with police saying the suspect was jailed for a similar attack 10 years ago. About... Women 31 Jul, 2015
Pistorius to be released on parole in August JOHANNESBURG: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable homicide in the killing of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a family member said. The Olympic... 08 Jun, 2015
S.Africa white supremacist leader killed CAPE TOWN: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Sunday called for calm over the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, as police arrested two of his farm workers. The 69-year-old Afrikaans Resistance Movement (AWB) leader was... Women 04 Apr, 2010
S.Africa white supremacist leader killed CAPE TOWN: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Sunday called for calm over the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, as police arrested two of his farm workers. The 69-year-old Afrikaans Resistance Movement (AWB) leader was... Women 04 Apr, 2010
