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The treason conviction of a top Cambodian opposition leader is a "miscarriage of justice," says the United States ambassador to the country. The trial of Kem Sokha and his 27-year jail sentence were based on a "fabricated conspiracy" and represented a "miscarriage of justice," W. Patrick Murphy tells reporters outside the courthouse in the capital Phnom Penh. The trial of Kem Sokha and his 27-year jail sentence were based on a "fabricated conspiracy" and represented a "miscarriage of justice," W. Patrick Murphy told reporters outside the courthouse in the capital Phnom Penh. SOUNDBITE
Former US president Donald Trump vows to appeal his criminal conviction for falsifying business records, saying that his legal team had several grounds to challenge the verdict handed down by a New York jury. "We're going to be appealing this scam... on many different things," says Trump, who is seeking reelection in November polls, in a rambling speech. SOUNDBITE
Activists gather outside the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in Costa Rica's capital San Jose, where for the first time in its history, a case will be heard about the legality of denying a woman access to abortion services. A woman identified only as "Beatriz" is symbolically squaring off against the Central American country of El Salvador, which enforces an absolute ban on the procedure regardless of the fetus's health or any risk to the pregnant woman. IMAGES
The International Criminal Court throws out an appeal by Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier-turned-commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, against his conviction for war crimes. Dominic Ongwen, who was himself abducted aged nine by the rebel group led by the fugitive Joseph Kony, was found guilty last year of murder, rape and sexual enslavement in northern Uganda during the early 2000s. SOUNDBITE
Malaysian ex-premier Najib Razak arrives Friday at the Putrajaya court just outside Kuala Lumpur to continue his final appeal against his conviction over the 1MDB corruption scandal before the country's top court. IMAGES
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