The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring that access to clean and sanitized drinking water is a basic human right . The resolution, passed by a vote of 122-0 with 41 member...
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would create a bipartisan commission charged with reviewing the US criminal justice system. The commission would also propose reforms and promote...
The UK Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that two terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages over wrongfully imposed control orders . The appellants, known only as AF and AE...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against several provisions of a controversial Arizona immigration law , which is...
A Russian court on Wednesday made public a ruling banning access to five websites, including the video-sharing network Youtube , for what it calls extremist elements. A court in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur obliged the local Internet provider Rosnet...
Prosecutor Christoph Goeke of the German city of Dortmund announced Wednesday that former Nazi guard Samuel Kunz has been charged in relation to the murder of nearly half a million people during the Nazi regime. Kunz, who has admitted...
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security issued an order Monday directing the country's police forces to abandon the practice of publicly shaming suspects and prisoners. The order stems from public response...
Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba on Wednesday announced a review of Japan's death penalty and the opening of execution chambers to the media. The announcement came after Chiba witnessed the execution [Japan Times...
The Fremont City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to suspend an ordinance banning hiring, harboring or renting property to illegal immigrants pending the outcome of litigation challenging its constitutionality. The ordinance...
The US Senate on Tuesday failed to end debate over the campaign finance reform legislation . The vote of 57-41 fell short of the supermajority required to overcome a filibuster ,...
