The Algerian Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance repealing the country's 19-year state of emergency, delivering on a promise made the week before . The draft ordinance will have the force of law upon publication...

The Wyoming Senate on Friday approved a bill , that would void in Wyoming any same-sex marriages and civil unions performed in other jurisdictions. Although House Bill 74, Validity of Marriage, passed with...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged Saturday to reform the country's judicial system, days after it was announced that he will stand trial for charges of underage prostitution . Calling himself...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released a report asserting new evidence that the the Supreme Military Council of Egypt has been torturing protester-detainees. Through various detainee accounts, AI stated that individuals were tortured "to intimidate protesters...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday overturned a lower court's decision to grant habeas corpus to Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Saeed Hatim, blocking his release....

The Egyptian military is improperly detaining protesters and allowing prisoner abuse , including torture, according to a Wednesday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW, in conjunction with Front for the Defense of Egyptian Protesters (FDP)...

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday defeated a bill to renew three provisions of the USA Patriot Act . The vote was 277 to 148 , falling short of...

Kenya's High Court of Nairobi ruled Thursday that recent judicial nominations by President Mwai Kibaki are unconstitutional, halting parliament's approval proceedings. Agreeing with an earlier pronouncement by Prime Minister Raila...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday praised the efforts of Egyptian protesters while repeating concerns over casualties , calling on the nation's leaders to give citizens the democratic reform they...

The Botswana Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the indigenous Bushmen , or San, can drill wells in their village in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) , reversing a lower court...