The US Depatment of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit opposing a ruling rejecting the government's argument that...
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Amnesty International (AI) detailed abuses against female prisoners committed by Iran officials on Thursday and called on the government to investigate the alleged mistreatment that prompted a group of prisoners to go on a hunger...
The UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) , Marzuki Darusman, expressed concern on Friday about the lack of development in human...
Acapulco Mayor Luis Walton Aburto announced on Friday that he will be firing 500 of the city's police officers after they failed a test used to weed out corrupt officers. The city currently has only...
Former Ukraine Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko was released from a US federal prison on Thursday and, according to a spokeswoman for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , will go before an immigration...
A judge for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled on Thursday that the state of Pennsylvania may continue to display advertisements touting its voter ID law even though the court prevented the law from taking...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday called on China to remedy long-held frustrations in Tibet that have led to recent extreme protest tactics, including self-immolation. Pillay expressed concern...
Five hospitals filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services in the US District Court for the District of Columbia Thursday over what they contend is a scheme to...
A UN official said on Friday that a video posted on the Internet of Syrian rebels executing government soldiers who had surrendered may be evidence of war crimes. Syrian rebels killed 28 government soldiers...
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday found former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo fit to stand trial ....
