UN Human Rights expert Ahmed Shaheed said Monday that he is concerned about the human rights violations occurring in Iran . While speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shaheed also stated that his concerns have...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday overturned the 22-year prison sentence for the "Millennium Bomber," Ahmed Rassam , imposed by the lower court after he was convicted by a...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday ordered Russia's prosecutor general to conduct a study into 32 criminal cases, including the case of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky . Khodorkovsky, who was...
Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilty by a Tehran Revolutionary Court of spreading anti-government propaganda, his daughter confirmed...
Over 80 percent of voters in Syria have voted to approve the new Syrian constitution , officials said Monday. The proposed constitution will impose term limits on the president as well as provide for a multi-party...
Thousands of Sri Lankans joined government-sponsored protests on Monday in opposition to a proposed UN Human Rights Council resolution concerning crimes that allegedly occurred during the country's civil war. The protests, which were planned throughout 150 cities...
A Milan court on Saturday dismissed corruption charges against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi , finding that the statute of limitations had expired. Berlusconi was on trial for allegedly bribing his British tax lawyer,...
A pro-same-sex marriage group in Maine, EqualityMaine , has gathered enough signatures to place a same-sex marriage referendum on the November ballot. The question reads: "Do you favor a law allowing marriage licenses for same-sex...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday applauded the Somali parties who have reached a "crucial political agreement" on Friday at the Garowe II Constitutional Conference . According to Ban, the agreement provides the steps...
The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday passed a bill that would allow same-sex couples to legally marry within the state. The bill passed by a 72 to 67 vote and is set to...
