The Global Migration Group (GMG) adopted a statement Thursday urging all governments to respect the human rights of migrants, who are more likely to face various forms of abuse as they lack proper legal status. The...
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The European Commission (EC) announced Thursday that it would refer the UK to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for not fully complying with EU regulations that protect the privacy of electronic communications. The EU...
An Indian court on Thursday ruled that the disputed holy site Ayodhya must be split among Hindus, Muslims and Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu sect representing the Hindu...
US lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prohibit the US State Department (DOS) from issuing visas to individuals, or their family members, who are connected to the death of Russian lawyer Sergei...
The first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee began Wednesday, as Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani appeared in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ...
Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad al Odah on Tuesday petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court decision that denied...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a motion for reconsideration on claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought by the families of two former Guantanamo...
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday ratified a prison sentence for former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka . Fonseka was convicted two weeks ago...
Kenyan Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Mutula Kilonzo on Wednesday denied reports that he asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stop its investigation into the violence following the 2007 Kenyan presidential...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday agreed to adopt a recent report criticizing Israel's raid of a Gaza-bound flotilla and finding the country committed various violations of human...
