A spokesperson for the UN human rights office urged Gaza authorities to end the use of the death penalty on Wednesday. Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the office is...
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The Stockholm District Court upheld the arrest warrant for Julian Assange on Wednesday, finding he was not illegally detained in absentia. Assange has been held on allegations of rape dating back to...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged EU officials to adhere to a 2013 suspension on arms transfers with Egypt in order to prevent human rights violations. According to AI, the suspension was put in place "after...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday ruled that the 2014 elimination of the state's early in-person (EIP) voting was unconstitutional and in violation of Section 2 of...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Tuesday stayed a lower court's decision striking down Wisconsin's "right to work" law . Judge William Foust of the Dane County Circuit Court in April struck down the law that...
US President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Vietnam Tuesday pressing the government on human rights concerns in the nation. Stating that he was not intending to single any one nation out, Obama commended Vietnam on...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday temporarily blocked an Ohio law defunding Planned Parenthood. The judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday overturned a 2013 jury verdict that found Bank of America liable for fraud and imposed a penalty of more than $1.2 billion. The Second Circuit...
The UK Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld lower court rulings that determined citizens who have lived outside of the UK for more than 15 years will not be allowed to vote in the June 23 EU...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wittman v. Personhuballah that Republican congressmen from Virginia lack standing to appeal a decision regarding an election district plan for Virginia's Third Congressional District. The district was...
