California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law a bill that prohibits state employees and agencies, as well as law enforcement and the California National Guard, from providing support for the indefinite detention of a...
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Malaysia's proposed amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 , which would reinstate detention without trial for certain individuals with criminal histories, are a "huge step backwards," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday....
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday began a campaign for the tens of thousands of political activists that they claim are being detained in Syria for their peaceful activity. "Lost in Syria's Black Hole" tells the story...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court ruling that interpreted a settlement agreement between BP and the class of parties injured in the Deepwater Horizon...
The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday arrested the chief justice of the country's constitutional court for allegedly accepting over USD $250,000 in bribes. Akil Mochtar was elected as chief justice for a five-year term which began in...
A French court on Wednesday held that ID checks are legal under French law and are not discriminatory. The case was brought by 13 individuals from minority groups who were subject to ID checks, requesting €10,000 (USD...
Three Texas death row inmates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that the state plans to use new types of drugs in their execution. The complaint claims that Texas has obtained propofol, midzolam and hydromorphone from manufacturers...
The Singapore Supreme Court on Wednesday again rejected a challenge to an anti-gay law criminalizing sexual conduct between men. This section outlaws any kind of sexual conduct between men, both in public...
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected constitutional challenges against a new Maryland firearm law that went into effect the same day. The Firearm Safety Act of 2013 limits certain assault weapons and removable magazines and requires...
A military judge on Tuesday refused to suspend the pretrial hearings in a case against five Guantanamo Bay prisoners related to the 9/11 terrorist attack. Army Col. James Pohl reasoned that...
