US President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday imposing economic sanctions to combat international organized crime operations, freezing their US assets, preventing the transfer of property to the organizations and criminalizing providing aid the...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that those accused of being involved in a February 2009 mutiny are given fair trials. Members of...
The Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled unanimously on Tuesday that same-sex couples are "families" under the law and their relationships cannot be invalidated nor can same-sex marriage be made illegal, but...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed an amicus curiae brief challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) barring recognition of same-sex marriages . The...
Ukrainian Judge Rodion Kireyev on Wednesday rejected a motion to arrest former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for disruptive courtroom behavior. Kireyev made his decision based on his ability to control his courtroom,...
The North Carolina House of Representatives voted Tuesday to override a veto by Governor Beverly Perdue on legislation that would require a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion . With...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday announced his intentions to propose a constitutional amendment that would provide a single, extended tenure for the president of Nigeria and its 36 governors. The president...
Two French rights groups have filed a complaint with the Prosecutors Office of Paris against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in order to determine whether he or members of his entourage have assets in France. Transparency International...
The UN Security Council's Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict expressed concern Monday about children's rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR). Citing abuses like rape and other sexual violence as well as recruitment...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged Myanmar to release political prisoners in a meeting Monday with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a Myanmar government minister, according to a statement by Ban's spokesman....
