The Brazilian government on Monday granted citizenship for the first time to a foreigner based on his same-sex marriage . Spaniard Antonio Vega Herrera will become a Brazilian citizen due to his marriage with his Brazilian partner,...
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The Scottish Human Rights Commission on Monday condemned plans for a UK Bill of Rights . The Bill of Rights would replace the UK Human Rights Act , but Commission leader...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) voiced concern on Friday regarding recent events in Egypt, "including the military trial and jailing of a blogger/activist." The blogger, Alaa Abdel...
The Egypt Supreme Administrative Court on Monday suspended a verdict handed down last week by the Mansoura Administrative Court that prohibited former officials of the National Democratic Party (NDP) to participate in the upcoming election. As...
The presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday told the UN General Assembly that the tribunals are in need of experienced staff to...
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea held a referendum on Sunday that would institute a number of changes to the country's constitution . The proposed reforms include a limit on the...
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) . The court granted certiorari in three separate cases, reserving five-and-half-hours...
A UN official on Saturday expressed concern regarding the lack of transparency in an inquiry by the UK into allegations that its secret services were complicit in torture of detainees in the aftermath of 9/11. The UN's Special Rapporteur...
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) on Sunday urged President Thein Sein to release political prisoners . In an open letter to Sein published in three state-owned newspapers, the MNHRC indicated that domestic and international...
The State Tax Service of the Ukraine on Friday announced formal charges against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for embezzlement and tax evasion. The new charges allege [RIA...
