The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday invalidated a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois, ultimately deciding that the law is unconstitutional. Relying on the US Supreme Court ...
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The UK Minister for Women and Equalities announced Tuesday the Conservative government's intent to legalize same-sex marriage in the coming year, with a provision that the state Church of England [religious...
The prime minister of Mali , Cheick Modibo Diarra, was forced to resign on state television Tuesday after junta soldiers arrested him for attempting to leave the country in light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis threatening the...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that HSBC Holdings , one of the world's largest banking institutions based in the UK, and HSBC Bank USA , a federally chartered banking corporation...
Women in Afghanistan still face abuse at the hands of man despite progress in the implementation of a law to protect women's rights, according a report released Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) ....
The prison sentence for outspoken Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab , who has been detained since July, was reduced by one year in an appeals court on Tuesday. Rajab, founder of the Bahrain Center for...
The mother of US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla on Monday filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) for torture and unlawful detention....
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Kloeckner v. Solis that a federal employee appealing a "mixed case" from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) should appeal by suing in...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled Friday that North Carolina may not offer specialty pro-life license plates without offering a pro-choice alternative. In a challenge brought...
A report by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has found that atheists and other non-religious persons suffer persecution and discrimination all over the world, and that prosecutions of blasphemy have risen...
