The Tunisian government on Sunday decided to prolong the nation's state of emergency, which has been in effect since opposition forces ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. Ben Ali fled...
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A divided three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the contraceptive mandate imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) ...
On Thursday Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern over the state of human rights defenders in Malaysia. AI argued that the arrest of 19 peaceful protestors shows that the current state of human rights in Malaysia is...
On Friday, Judge Timothy Black of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that a lawsuit seeking the recognition of same-sex marriages on Ohio death certificates could continue. The ruling was...
Germany and Brazil on Friday proposed a draft resolution within the UN General Assembly calling for member states to take measures to put an end to "gross invasions of privacy" such as excessive electronic surveillance...
The High Court in New Delhi on Saturday began the appeal of the death penalty sentence for the fatal gang-rape of an Indian student last December. Although six men were charged with the rape and...
The presidents of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) briefed the UN General Assembly Thursday, providing information on cases...
The Thailand House of Representatives approved a bill Friday that opponents fear will provide amnesty for crimes committed by self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The bill, which was approved 310-0 after...
The Czech Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that former prime minster Petr Necas is not entitled to immunity from prosecution and could could face corruption charges. Necas resigned in June after the exposure of a...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta until February, vacating the previously established November commencement date. The chamber expressed its regret...
