The Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill making same-sex marriage a crime punishable by a maximum of 14 years in prison. Further, any person who witnesses, aids, or abets same-sex marriages; operates gay organizations;...
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Thursday urged El Salvador to allow doctors to perform medical procedures necessary to saving a 22-year-old woman's life, including an abortion, despite the...
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday imposed a July 31 election deadline and ordered President Robert Mugabe to announce a date soon. The ruling came in response to a case filed by a citizen in...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU-AZ) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking to permanently enjoin a state law that...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) acquitted two former Serbian secret police officials Thursday for their involvement in war crimes during the Bosnian Civil War . The court found...
The Connecticut Senate approved legislation Thursday that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses regardless of documentation status. If signed by Governor Dannel Malloy , the bill would allow those immigrants without proper...
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo on Thursday urged the government of Bangladesh to address the prevalent acts of violence against women occurring in the country. Manjoo noted that while...
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda said Thursday that Kenya must prove its ability to handle the case of President Uhuru Kenyatta before the ICC will...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Gabriela Knaul urged world governments Thursday to guarantee the right to legal aid at the highest level possible and to consider enacting specific legislation to establish...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the Fourth District ruled Thursday that Wisconsin Act 23 , a law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, is constitutional. The ruling reverses Dane County Circuit...
