The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday reduced the prison sentences of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev by two months....
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Several UN human rights experts Monday decried the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) , stating that abuses of power are common and urging authorities to take immediate action to end violations. The...
A proposed amnesty bill in Thailand could allow police to go unpunished for use of excessive force against civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Monday. The bill, proposed by majority party member Worachai Hema, would...
The Ivory Coast Head of State granted bail on Monday to 14 allies of former president Laurent Ggabo in a publicized effort to reach peace. The Ggabo supporters were jailed in 2010 [JURIST...
Nine apparent ballistic missile attacks on populated areas have killed at least 215 civilians , including 100 children, between February and July Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. Ballistic missiles with large payloads of high-explosives have...
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has reason to believe that, based upon the findings of a preliminary investigation, crimes against humanity have been committed in Nigeria by the militant...
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday called for Cuba to release five prisoners whom the group has called "prisoners of conscience." AI reported that the five prisoners are indicative of the continuing repression of speech that...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday rejected a potential gender discrimination class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart . This lawsuit, which aimed to represent 150,000 female Wal-Mart employees,...
Syria's main opposition group on Sunday urged the UN to probe numerous massacres they say were committed during Ramadan by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad . The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and...
A Turkish court on Monday convicted the country's former military chief of plotting to overthrow the government and sentenced him to life in prison. Retired general Ilker Basbug was arrested in...
