Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have defunded Planned Parenthood and other women's health providers. HB 2264 sought to remove funding from any provider that performed any abortion or...
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The Sri Lankan police on Monday arrested five military officials in connection with the 2009 death of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge. The Free Media Movement of Sri Lanka said that the those arrested for were...
A group of UN human rights experts urged Kenya on Tuesday to stop crackdowns on human rights groups to protect the integrity of the August elections. The experts warned the crackdown on the rights groups could delegitimize the election process...
The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee voted Monday to block Washington, DC's Death with Dignity legislation . HJ Res 27 was voted out of committee by a 22-14 vote to begin the process of preventing...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a bill into law that decriminalizes domestic violence to make it an administrative offense. The bill allows for criminal prosecution for repeat offenders but allows...
The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled unanimously Tuesday that a bill permitting the conversion of Swiss francs to Romanian currency was unconstitutional. The bill which was passed last year...
The UK announced Tuesday that thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of sexual offenses received a posthumous pardon as their actions are no longer deemed illegal under British law. The pardon is part of the...
The City of San Francisco filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against the Trump administration over the executive order to withhold federal funding from...
The Federal Court of Canada on Tuesday refused to block the Canadian government from selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The challenge was brought before the court by Professor Daniel Turp who...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed concern for the people of Myanmar who may face reprisal for meeting with her. Lee recently concluded an official...
