Five US states permit the use of dogs in prisons to control inmates, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday. Prison systems in Iowa, Connecticut, South Dakota, Utah and Delaware have policies that...
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A prominent South Asian rights group has urged India and Pakistan to abolish the death penalty since it is a "violation of the right to life." South Asians for Human Rights...
Germany intends to set up a "road map" for the ratification of the EU constitution when it assumes the rotating EU presidency on January 1, 2007, German Chancellor Angela Merkel [official website; BBC...
Portions of an article on torture in Chechnya written by murdered reporter Anna Politkovskaya before her death were published Thursday by the Novaya Gazeta . The report detailed allegations of torture, including...
US District Judge Karen Caldwell has ruled that a Kentucky ban preventing judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign funds is a violation of the First Amendment. The state argued that the ban was in place...
State Farm Insurance on Wednesday filed a motion seeking a change in venue for lawsuits filed in southern Mississippi by individuals who claim insurance carriers failed to pay insured losses to those affected by the destruction of...
US v. Gadahn, US District Court for the Central District of California, October 11, 2006 [indictment against US citizen Adam Gadahn, accusing him of aiding al Qaeda and charging him with treason and providing material support to a foreign terrorist...
Jameel v. Wall Street Journal Europe, House of Lords, October 11, 2006 [ruling that media in Britain should not be subject to libel charges if they publish allegations against public figures as long as they act responsibly and in the...
The US Election Assistance Commission has found little evidence to support claims of voter fraud that have been driving the recent push for more stringent voter registration and voter ID policies , USA...
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has asked a federal judge to overturn his conviction, citing a recent federal appeals court ruling overturning the convictions of four former Merrill Lynch...
