John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security ,stated in an interview Sunday that the United States is considering banning laptops in aircraft cabins on all international flights. During the interview with Fox New Sunday, Kelly said the...
According a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report , Chechen police have rounded up, beaten and humiliated dozens of men who are suspected of being gay or bisexual in an attempt to purge them from society. The report contains...
Judge Raymond Jackson of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday tossed out the life sentences imposed by Virginia courts for Lee Boyd Malvo , ruling that...
The government of France, under its newly elected president Emmanuel Macron , announced its intention on Friday to introduce a law ending prison terms for marijuana usage by the end of the year, although marijuana consumption...
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper filed a new suit against Republican state legislators on Friday challenging laws, which allegedly unconstitutionally limit his power to appoint appeals court judges and members of board and commissions. Cooper argues...
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed a bill on Friday that would have barred colleges from inquiring about applicants criminal history. Senate Bill 543 , also called the Maryland Fair Access to Education Act, prohibited colleges...
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein , on Friday urged warring parties in Syria to take any steps necessary in protecting the civilian population during armed conflict. Many innocent civilians have already...
The International Center for Transitional Justice released a 50-page report Thursday addressing the reluctance of politicians and security forces to bring justice to tens of thousands of families who were gravely affected by the country's decade-long...
A class action lawsuit was filed against General Motors Company (GM) on Thursday that alleges the company rigged hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices to ensure the vehicles pass emissions tests. The complaint, filed...
The Supreme Court of Kosovo rejected an appeal on Thursday against the acquittal of 10 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, including former commander and politician Fatmir Limaj, who were charged with war crimes in the so-called "Klecka case."...