The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday making it easier for certain veterans to obtain firearms. The bill adds a requirement that declaring a veteran mentally defective for purposes of restricting their ability...
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International rights groups have reported that refugees and migrants housed in Greek camps are cutting themselves, attempting suicide and abusing drugs. According to a report made by Save the Children Thursday and a report...
The New Zealand Parliament voted Wednesday to approve a law that grants the Whanganui River the legal rights of a person. According to the new law , the river, or Te Awa Tupua as...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday approved a $27 million settlement in a class action lawsuit between Lyft Inc. and its drivers. The suit challenged...
The Russian Ministry of Justice filed a suit in the Russian Supreme Court Friday seeking to classify Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist group . The suit claims that the religious group is closer to a cult than...
The Constitutional Court of South Africa on Friday enforced a contract between the South African Social Services Agency (SASSA) and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to ensure that beneficiaries will...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Thursday raising concerns over peace efforts in Colombia. According to the report, 127 activists were killed in 2016, including human rights leaders...
A jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday convicted Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Harun on federal terrorism charges for his involvement in the deaths of US servicemen in Afghanistan....
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that his prior injunction on President Donald Trump's first travel ban does not apply to Trump's newly...
The Maebashi District Court ruled that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are liable for professional negligence in their security maintenance at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The two parties have...
