Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen on Tuesday dismissed a complaint from eight individuals scheduled for executions in Arkansas next month. Griffen granted the state's motion to dismiss the amended complaint, finding that he had no jurisdiction over the...
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The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to repeal Internet privacy regulations. Following the Senate vote , the House voted 231-189 to approve HR 230 , preventing the Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and...
Former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye met with The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for several hours on Tuesday in connection with the ongoing corruption probe. Park began the day by giving an apology ...
The Pakistan National Assembly voted Tuesday to renew an amendment to the country's constitution that allows military tribunals to oversee civilians accused of terrorist-related crimes. Pakistan first made the amendment following an attack [Al Jazeera...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday commended the government of Jordan for taking an important step to reform the country's justice system and urged swift implementation of the proposals. The reforms come from 49 suggestions [press...
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on Libya Tuesday to ensure human rights abuses are not occurring in the current conflict in the oil crescent area of...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday rebuffed calls for international judges to participate in the country's war crimes tribunals. The president, who has been suspicious of war crimes allegations raised by the Tamil...
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz called Friday for the US to adopt a consistent approach to indigenous land rights in pipeline projects. The Special Rapporteur was concerned about how...
The Court of Appeals in Trento, Italy , ruled Tuesday that the names of both same-sex partners should be listed on their child's birth certificate. The court held that...
UNICEF on Tuesday announced an increased risk of abuse of migrant women and children along the central Mediterranean trade route. A Deadly Journey for Children: The Central Mediterranean Migration Route looked at the...
