The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday granted a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to drop its appeal in the case of Iraq war objector 1st Lt. Ehren Watada [advocacy website; JURIST news...
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Maine Governor John Baldacci on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will allow same-sex marriages to be performed in the state, making Maine the fifth state to allow same-sex marriage....
A court in Zimbabwe on Wednesday released on bail 15 human rights activists, including activist and journalist Jestina Mukoko , who had been ordered back into custody Tuesday. Mukoko is...
A German court on Wednesday rejected an emergency suit filed by accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk seeking to block his deportation from the US. Demjanjuk faces deportation to Germany, where in March a...
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Wednesday that the US is considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation as part of the efforts to close the prison facility. Gates...
A Greek court ruled Tuesday that same-sex marriages performed in the country are invalid. Two same-sex couples were married last year by a local mayor on a small Aegean island, as the 1982 Greek...
The Council of the District of Columbia voted Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside of Washington, DC. The bill, proposed by DC Councilman Phil Mendelson , was approved by a 12-1 vote....
The Maine House of Representatives voted 89-57 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the state. The vote follows last week's approval by the Maine Senate ....
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report on worldwide religious freedoms, elevating Iraq and Nigeria to its list of "countries of particular concern" (CPC) and adding six new...
The UK Home Office on Tuesday published a list of individuals who are prohibited from entering the country "for fostering extremism or hatred between October 2008 and March 2009." The list names 16 individuals, including...
