Two UN rights officials on Friday expressed concern over reports of violence used by Syrian authorities against the country's own people. Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Francis Deng ...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ordered that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in...
A federal judge on Friday reduced a $1.5 million jury verdict against a Minnesota woman who was found to have willfully shared music files to $54,000. Chief Judge Michael Davis of the US District Court for the...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ruled that two former Guantanamo detainees cannot continue to litigate their habeas corpus petitions and refused to order the Government to rescind...
US President Barack Obama on Friday certified the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in the military. The...
The Centre for Popular Education and Human Rights Ghana (CEPEHRG) warned Friday that the nation is on the verge of an "anti-gay hate campaign," following reports of government-endorsed anti-gay sentiments. A spokesperson for the CEPEHRG said that...
The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) in conjunction with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on Friday accusing soldiers in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) "proxy access" rule. The rule allowed certain shareholders to have their board nominees...
Following Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez's resignation in April, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) charged 111 officials who served under him with corruption on Thursday. Sixty-seven were charged ...
A North Dakota judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction against a state law that effectively bans non-surgical abortions . The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a complaint ...
