A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday denied Samsung's request to stay on a trial to determine damages owed as a result of the company's infringement of five...
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The Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks on Tuesday released a report describing numerous rights violations committed by Turkish police forces during protests in May and June of this...
A judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida on Monday ruled the sedative midazolam hydrochloride is permissible in state executions. Florida is the only state in the US that uses the drug, which was implemented as...
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday briefed the UN Security Council on the quickly deteriorating situation in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) . On behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official...
A Zimbabwean magistrate on Tuesday acquitted human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa on charges of obstructing justice and being unruly to police officers. Mtetwa was arrested in March , and was determined to be a flight risk....
Ukraine's imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko announced on Monday that she would go on a hunger strike to show her support for the demonstrators who have been protesting Ukraine's decision...
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday invoked a special security law in districts of Bangkok and nearby areas after protesters stormed and occupied several key ministries. The law, known as the Internal Security Act, gives police...
A court in Azerbaijan on Monday convicted a group of 29 people of plotting terrorist attacks in the country. The court sentenced the group to prison terms ranging from nine years to life. The group was arrested in April...
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi announced on Monday that plans to hold the country's constitutional referendum will likely be delaying until January, rather than taking place in December as originally expected. The interim government, which has...
UN Special Rapporteur Sheila Keetharuth on Monday urged the Eritrean government to respect its obligation to human rights, and called for protection for the hundreds of thousands of citizens currently fleeing the country for safety....
