The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday reversed and remanded a lower court ruling, reviving two lawsuits brought by Nigerian families against Pfizer . The consolidated lawsuits allege that Pfizer...
Four human rights groups sent a letter Friday urging US President Barack Obama to permit them full access to the Guantanamo Bay detention center to assess the conditions and report on possible recommendations...
Rabi Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc., US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, January 30, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
Nondisplacement of qualified workers under service contracts, US President Barack Obama, January 30, 2009, . Read the full text of...
Economy in government contracting, US President Barack Obama, January 30, 2009 . Read the full text of the executive order ....
Notification of employee rights under federal labor law, US President Barack Obama, January 30, 2009, . Read the full text of...
US President Barack Obama Friday issued three executive orders favoring organized labor and departing from the pro-employer labor policies of the previous Bush administration. Notification of employee rights under federal labor law requires employers...
The government of Myanmar must stop systematically persecuting the Rohingya Muslim minority , and neighboring states should offer assistance to refugees, according to an open letter sent Friday by Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy...
Spanish foreign minister Miguel Moratinos has said he will push for legislation limiting the country's universal jurisdiction policies to prevent the investigation of Israeli officials, according to Friday statements by Israeli foreign minister...
Former US detainee and Canadian citizen Maher Arar said Thursday that he was shocked and saddened to learn that US government officials had testified at the US military commission trial of fellow...