A UN human rights expert on Tuesday called on the government of Georgia to address the reasons why children in the country are placed under protective care. UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that Russia's Constitutional Court has rejected a binding decision of an international human rights body as "non-executable." The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2013 that Russia...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Tuesday in Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt that Nevada may not apply a state law that would allow damages against California that are greater than damages that...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the first round of EU sanctioned deportations from Greece to Turkey on April 4 was "rushed, chaotic, and violated the rights of those deported." The deportation of 66 people...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday warned of an increase in torture and ill treatment in Burundi. In the last four months Zeid's office has recorded more than 300 new cases...
An Israeli court on Tuesday convicted Yosef Haim for the 2014 murder of a Palestinian teenager that led to a 50-day war in Gaza. Haim entered an insanity plea, but the court rejected his plea stating he was aware...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in United States v. Texas on the Obama administration's controversial immigration policy. The question before the court is whether a state that...
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari from an appeal by three book authors and their advocacy group, the Authors Guild , claiming Google was violating copyright law...
Election Justice USA on Monday is filing a suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York claiming that the state has fraudulently changed the registration of thousands of voters which bars...
The UN reported Monday that violence in Afghanistan has injured health and education personnel, reducing available health care and restricting children's' access to fundamental health and educational services. The study , prepared by UNICEF and the UN Assistance Mission...
