The US House of Representatives approved legislation on Monday meant to protect young amateur athletes from sexual abuse. The vote to pass the bill was 406-3. The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization...
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A court in Istanbul released the chairman of Amnesty International Turkey's, Taner Kılıç, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Kılıç was among the "Istanbul 10," a group of 10 human rights activists based in Istanbul who were arrested last summer...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to dismiss corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez , with the US District Court for the District of New Jersey Wednesday. The motion...
The California Senate approved Senate Bill 227 Tuesday in an attempt to protect its taxpayers from the recent tax overhaul and its cap on individual deductions for state and local taxes. The new federal tax...
The UN human rights office issued an update Wednesday of its report on the human rights situation in Palestine. The report implements the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It was mandated by a 2016 resolution [text,...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPD) is constitutional. At issue was whether 12 USC § 5491(c)(3) ,...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to continue operations at the Guantánamo Bay detention center. The order states that the facility is "legal, safe, humane, and conducted consistent with United States and international law."...
A US presidential order decreasing the area of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is "outrageous" and should be reversed according to a UN rights expert. The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples said [press...
Environmental activists WildEarth Guardians and Defenders of Wildlife filed lawsuits on Tuesday against the Trump administration alleging the recovery plan for the endangered Mexican wolf is so flawed it would lead to the wolf's extinction. The Mexican wolf...
An unnamed woman in her 60s filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government Tuesday seeking 11 million yen (approximately USD $101,000) in damages for her forced sterilization at the age of 150because of her intellectual disability under...
