The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Monday calling for the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to "urgently conduct a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the recent...
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Mexico's Lower House of Congress approved a bill Thursday that would place regulations on crowdfunding and cryptocurrency firms. The bill previously passed the senate and still...
The attorneys general from 15 states and Washington, DC, filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of a challenge to four abortion laws enacted by Arkansas in...
Myanmar officials have been bulldozing depopulated Rohingya villages that were previously the targets of arson by the government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. Satellite images have shown that at least 55 villages were cleared since...
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new indictment leveling 32 new charges against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Thursday. The charges include 23...
The US Senate received HR 4675 on Wednesday regarding providing funding for researching the health effects of low doses of radiation. The bill, known as the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018, will provide $100...
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday advanced S 1917 , which will reduce minimum sentences for some drug related crimes. The bill, also known as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, reduces the...
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit in the Washington County Common Pleas Court against DuPont alleging that the company intentionally released perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the Ohio River. The discharges...
UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged the government of Papua New Guinea on Friday to provide greater enforcement of their laws and to combat corruption. The high commissioner stated that Papua New...
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Thursday detailing continued abuses by Australia against refugees being held on Manus Island . In October 31, 2017, Australia withdrew support services for the refugee detention center, including...
