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...centuries-old debate over a person's right to die, usually in cases of painful terminal illness, is currently grabbing headlines with the arrest of four members of a group called the Final Exit Network. Authorities say the four helped an Atlanta man commit suicide last June, which, if proven, would be a violation of Georgia state...
...prognosticators are correct, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state on Wednesday afternoon. That's when the court will announce whether Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ought to stand trial on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his alleged role in orchestrating the Darfur conflict. Regardless of what one makes of the idea of international justice, an arrest warrant would be a historic move that many human-rights experts believe will further erode that sense of impunity shared by dictators the world over...
...result, it is perhaps no surprise that Sudanese officials have become more bellicose about the prospect of an arrest warrant. Last month, National Security and Intelligence Chief Salah Gosh said that anyone in Sudan who tries to execute the warrant will have "his hands, head and parts" cut off. As for the international community, he warned, "We were Islamic extremists, then became moderate and civilized, believing in peace and life for everyone. However, we will revert back to how we were if necessary. There is nothing any easier than that." (See pictures of Darfur descending into chaos...
...Returned to Pakistan in September 2007 to compete in parliamentary elections, but when he was threatened with arrest at the airport upon landing, he returned to Saudi Arabia. He was allowed entry to the country two months later...
...fearful, I am fearless." - speaking about the threat of arrest and imprisonment during his first attempt to return from exile in 2007. Sharif was turned away. The Times, September 11, 2007. • "We want democracy and nothing else. I am here to play my role and also make my own efforts to rid the country of dictatorship." -on returning to Pakistan for good in Nov. 2007, USA Today...