Ward v. Utah, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, Chief Circuit Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, February 23, 2005 [upholding the constitutionality of Utah's so-called "hate crimes" statute. Plaintiff-Appellant Eric Ward burned a mink stole as part of...

Joint Committee on Human Rights — Ninth Report, UK Parliament, February 25, 2005 . Read the full text of the...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Friday that the Sino-US Joint Liaison Group (JLG) has signed a joint agreement at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of US and Chinese...

A military tribunal in Osnabrueck, Germany has sentenced three British soldiers involved in the May 2003 abuse of Iraqi detainees at Camp Bread Basket, outside Basra. Cpl. Daniel Kenyon was sentenced to 18 months in...

Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer ruled Friday to extend the stay on the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube for three more weeks. Greer made his decision after Schiavo's parents, who oppose the removal of the tube, asked...

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will enter into force Sunday, making the provisions of the treaty legally binding on countries that have ratified the convention . The FCTC, the first international...

Yukos and its main shareholder Group Menatep said Friday that they would keep fighting against the "Russian Federation's campaign to destroy the company," despite yesterday's US court decision to dismiss Yukos' bid for bankruptcy protection...

British Attorney General Lord Goldsmith issued a statement Friday denying reports that his 2003 parliamentary answer on the legality of the Iraq invasion had been drawn up in the Prime Minister's office. Earlier this...

In Friday's international brief, the African Union announced the suspension of Togo's membership in the continental organization following a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council . The AU also called for wider sanctions against...

The UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights questioned the legality of proposed anti-terror legislation that grants the home secretary power to order house arrests of terror suspects in a report released Friday. The committee's report...