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Public Inquiry into Pat Finucane Murder Opens in Belfast

The inquiry aims to satisfy the UK's Article 2 human-rights duties through powers to compel evidence, reporting to the Northern Ireland secretary.

Judge Narrows Steven Tyler Sex-Abuse Suit to One California Claim Headed for Trial

Brazil's Supreme Court to Decide if Amnesty Covers Ongoing Concealment of Dictatorship Victims

Peru’s Constitutional Court Upholds Law Limiting Crimes-Against-Humanity Cases to Post-2002

Supreme Court Acquits Chennai Man, Overturns Death Sentence in 2017 Child Rape-Murder Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Transfers Colonel Bath Assault Probe to CBI

Supreme Court empowers Assam rights commission to probe alleged fake police encounters

Medical Examiner Reverses Ruling on Ellen Greenberg's 2011 Death

Court Orders Reassessment of 100-Year-Old Former Nazi Guard's Trial Eligibility

Fujitsu Criticizes Post Office for 'Victim' Stance in Ongoing Horizon IT Inquiry