The Iowa legislature on Wednesday approved a measure to ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected, or as early as six weeks of gestation. According to the bill, "'Fetal heartbeat' means cardiac activity, the steady and repetitive...
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday announced that it will refer the Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations Security Council over its failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir . The...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the case surrounding a Colorado cake baker who refused to supply a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil...
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would allow mining in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. The Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (MINER act) ...
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday released a report detailing humanitarian crisis incidents that may amount to war crimes in the Philippines. The report is titled ‘The Battle of Marawi’: Death and destruction in...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said Friday that her office is seeking an investigation into potential war crimes in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Bensouda is asking the ICC to authorize...
The US Department of Justice on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit permitting a pregnant minor in immigration detention to receive an...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday announced legislation proposing restrictions on senior Cambodian government officials. The legislation identifies several ways in which the Cambodian government "continues to be undemocratically dominated" by the Cambodian People's...
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Latino Justice PRLDEF on Wednesday announced a settlement with New York City Board of Elections (NYCBOE) to end their voter suppression suit filed...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday released a report detailing the lack of respect for the rights of intersex individuals in the United States. The report, entitled "A Changing Paradigm: US Medical Provider Discomfort with Intersex Care...
