The National Assembly of Bahrain on Sunday approved laws increasing penalties for those who commit or incite terrorism. The new laws also ban any demonstrations in the nation's capital, Manama. The laws were passed ahead of massive...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Friday that family-owned, profit-making businesses cannot challenge the new federal health care law's birth control mandate on religious grounds. Conestoga Wood Specialties, a Pennsylvania company...
A New York-based labor rights group alleged Monday that a Taiwanese company that produces iPhones for Apple has violated labor and environmental laws in China. China Labor Watch accused Apple company, Pegatron , which...
A Colombian appeals judge on Saturday ordered a notary to marry a same-sex couple, following the couples' appeal after the notary refused to marry them on June 20. In the decision , Judge Campo Elias Cordoba stated that...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar , Tomas Ojea Quintana, on Monday praised the latest presidential amnesty that resulted in the release of 73 prisoners of conscience. His announcement, however, came...
Israel's coalition government on Sunday approved a draft bill that would require the government to submit any proposed peace deal with Palestinians to voters for approval by referendum. The bill would exist as Basic Law...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Sunday for an end to the violence in Egypt. Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and former president Mohamed Morsi refused...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill on Saturday making Illinois the eighteenth state to allow online voter registration. The bill, which is set to take effect in July of next year, will...
Following the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) alleged in an email that an opposing party's claims of victory were incorrect due to poll irregularities. The CNRP claimed in its...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a new campaign on Friday dedicated to raising awareness about discrimination against the LGBT community and promoting respect for equal rights. Known as...
