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On the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a United States district court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on behalf of four Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib. Al Shimari v. CACI International Inc. was filed against private U.S.-based contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (“CACI”), which U.S. military investigators concluded had participated in torture and other “sadistic, blatant, and wanton criminal abuses” of detainees at Abu Ghraib. The suit, which brought claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for torture and war crimes, was the last active case seeking accountability for torture at Abu Ghraib.

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has said broad abuse-of-office laws for politicians are
“problematic” and should be abolished or redrafted to limit their scope, while special procedures to impeach ministers should be in line with basic rule of law principles and applied with “extra caution and restraint”.

A German magazine is reporting that a U.S. spy agency has bugged European Union offices and gained access to EU internal computer networks, the latest in a series of exposures of alleged U.S. spy programs.

Some of the 50,000 Malian refugees in Niger live in Tabareybarey camp, where teams from the Malian consulate have registered voters.

Security Council unanimously adopts resolution, removing Iraq from its obligations under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

A federal grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 30 criminal charges in connection with the April 15 bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Many of the federal charges against Tsarnaev could bring either the death penalty or life in prison if he is convicted.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi addressed his nation ahead of major demonstrations both for and against his rule. Analysts say the speech is unlikely to bridge the divides roiling the country.

Please note that the products (pills and bathsalt) shown in the photos are simulated.

The deadliest unrest in China's western Xinjiang region in four years is drawing attention to long-running tensions between the area's ethnic Uighurs and its Han Chinese rulers.

Special Representative Bert Koenders (on screen) briefing the Security Council by video-link from the Malian capital, Bamako.