Increasing violence in the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become more ethnic-based, according to a report released Friday by a team of UN human rights investigators. The UN team based their...
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) joined forces with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the National Immigration Law Center , and Jenner and Block, LLP on Thursday in filing a petition for mandamus and complaint for injunctive and...
At a Department of Justice (DOJ) briefing on Friday Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned the "staggering number of leaks" of "sensitive government information" and threatened to investigate and prosecute anyone who carries out...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the murder conviction of a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard and ordered resentencing of three others for the killing of unarmed Iraqi...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday remanded transgender student Gavin Grimm's case against the Gloucester County School Board in order to determine whether the matter...
The Chilean Congress passed a bill late Wednesday night that would would allow abortions in instances of rape, threat to the mother's health, and fetal abnormality "incompatible with life." The 70...
The parents of eight-year-old transgender student Nicole Brar brought a discrimination suit against Nicole's private school, Heritage Oak Private School , located in Yorba Linda, California, and the school's parent company, Nobel Learning Communities Wednesday. The...
A Bangkok court acquitted two former prime ministers and two police officers of abuse of power on Wednesday. Former prime ministers Somchai Wongsawat and Chavalit Yongchaiyudh were accused of authorizing the police to use brutal force against...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his support for a Senate bill to cut immigration levels over a decade. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and Georgia Senator David Perdue introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a...
The Jordanian parliament on Tuesday narrowly voted to repeal Article 308 of the penal code, which permitted rapists to escape punishment if they married their victims. Rights groups applauded the decision, calling it a step...
