The Governor of Jakarta, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, an open Christian, has been named by police as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation . The announcement follows increasing protests calling for the governor's arrest as he has been...
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Egyptian legislators on Monday approved a bill regulating the work of non-government organizations (NGOs), a move that many human rights organizations believe will severely curtail their ability to work within the region. The 89-article bill...
US authorities are using excessive force against protesters in North Dakota who are trying to halt a proposed oil pipeline project, according to a UN human rights expert on Tuesday. According to Maina Kiai, the UN Special Rapporteur...
Russia's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Alexei Navalny on Wednesday. Navalny runs the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which investigates the Russian government. In a verdict condemned by the EU and US, Navalny was convicted [BBC...
In an 11-2 vote on Tuesday the District of Columbia Council approved a "Death with Dignity" bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a physician's help. Under...
The number of homicides in Florida has increased "significantly" since the passing of the so-called Stand Your Ground law , according to a report from the Journal of the American Medical Association released Monday. In the report ,...
Egyptian political activist Sanaa Seif was released from prison on Tuesday. Seif was released after serving six months for "insulating a member of the prosecution." Seif and dozens of other protesters were arrested shortly before a protest in...
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) released a report on Tuesday finding an increased criminalization of homelessness in cities across the US despite a lack of housing options. Such criminalization includes local ordinances...
The city of Cleveland on Wednesday submitted a revised use-of-force policy to a federal judge on Wednesday. Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is overseeing...
The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement Wednesday expressing the government's decision to withdraw its signature from the Rome Statute, effectively leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In its statement, the government expressed disdain over...
