UN Special Rapporteurs Maria Grazia Giammarinaro and Urmila Boola expressed concern Monday over an anti-trafficking bill known as the Trafficking of Persons Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation Bill presented by the Indian government in Parliament last week. The experts’ primary concern is that the bill is not human rights oriented and may increase the risks faced [...]
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Amnesty International on Monday condemned the first two years of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration as a “human rights calamity.” Amnesty said that although Duterte claimed to improve the rule of law throughout the Philippines, his policies have led to an increase in violence and had a disproportionate impact on impoverished Filipinos. More specifically, Amnesty [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two matters Tuesday: Abbott v. Perez and Animal Science Products v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. . Abbott is two consolidated cases that concern allegations that Texas lawmakers drew...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's attempt to punish so-called "sanctuary cities." The lawsuit was filed by the...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday: South Dakota v. Wayfair and Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling . In Wayfair, the justices considered whether to overrule Quill Corp. v. North...
A federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday has found that Uber limousine drivers are independent contractors and not employees for the purposes of the Fair Labor...
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Arkansas Whistle-Blower Act (AWBA) does not protect a former employee of the Department of Arkansas Community Corrections (ACC) who alleged she was fired for...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that the French government may proceed with a case in which local Uber managers are facing criminal charges for running an illegal taxicab service. In 2014, the French...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is leading a group of 17 states and seven cities in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the Census Beureau and Commerce Department in an attempt to...
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy must stand for trial for charges of corruption and influence the 2007 French presidential election. The case will focus on alleged phone calls that transpired between Sarkozy and a French...
