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Brazil justice council effectively legalizes same-sex marriage
May 16, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Brazil's National Council of Justice on Tuesday ruled that notaries public cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in Brazil. The decision follows legislation in Argentina and Uruguay, which both legalized same-sex marriage in recent years..... [more]
Federal appeals court blocks Florida law barring contracts with Cuba, Syria businesses
May 7, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in Cuba or Syria. The law was challenged last year by Odebrecht Construction, a Brazilian company that would.... [more]
US trade commission rules for Apple in Motorola patent dispute
April 24, 2013 by Blake Lynch
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday that Apple did not infringe a Motorola patent covering proximity sensors. The USITC concluded that the concept at issue was too obvious to merit patent protection. Although Apple is based in the US, it outsources production of its mobile.... [more]
UN rights group expresses concern about excessive detention in Brazil
March 29, 2013 by Lauren Laing
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Wednesday expressed concern about excessive detention and lack of legal assistance in Brazil, after a ten day visit to the country. The group found that Brazil regularly detains individuals for minor criminal offenses, and some detainees.... [more]
Brazil police arrest former Turks and Caicos chief minister
December 8, 2012 by Keith Herting
Brazilian Police announced Friday that they have arrested former Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Michael Misick, who has been in hiding since fleeing TCI 2009. Misick fled TCI following an inquiry into corruption on the small British territory which implicated him as having.... [more]
Brazil high court sentences ex-presidential aid for corruption
November 13, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
The Supreme Court of Brazil on Monday sentenced a former aide to ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to over 10 years of imprisonment for his involvement in a vote-buying scheme. Jose Dirceu, Lula's former chief of staff, was convicted of using public funds to pay coalition parties for.... [more]
UN elects 18 members including US to serve on rights council
November 12, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday elected 18 countries, including the US, to a three-year term on the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) beginning January 1. The secret ballot election was held at the UN headquarters in New York, and the following UNGA members were elected to serve: Argentina,.... [more]
Brazil court orders YouTube to remove anti-Islam film from site
September 26, 2012 by Keith Herting
A Brazilian state court on Wednesday gave YouTube 10 days to remove from its website a film deemed offensive to Muslims. The court order follows a recent lawsuit brought by Muslim group National Islamic Union against Youtube's parent company Google asserting that the movie violates their freedom.... [more]
Brazil truth commission to limit scope to actions of government
September 19, 2012 by Keith Herting
Brazil's National Truth Commission announced Monday that it will limit its inquiry to human rights abuses committed by the government under Brazil's military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985. There were some within the nation that hoped that the commission would also look at abuses by leftist.... [more]
Brazil judge agrees to first war crimes trial for members of dictatorship
September 1, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
A Brazilian federal judge in Para on Friday agreed to conduct the first trial against members of its former dictatorship for alleged crimes during the military's rule from 1964-1985. The defendants are two retired army reserve members, Colonel Sebastiao de Moura and Major Licio Maciel, accused of.... [more]
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