The US Supreme Court on Friday granted review for ABC, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. , to decide the legality of Aereo's online service that streams and records publicly broadcast television programming without...
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Supreme Court to hear streaming television copyright case
UN rights expert urges Spain not to extradite terror suspect to Kazakhstan
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Utah same-sex marriages to be recognized by federal government
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Philippines and Vietnam condemn new Chinese South China Sea fishing law
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Morocco considers amending rape law
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Europe rights court orders Russia to pay families of Chechen disappearances
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Afghanistan president to release 72 detainees against wishes of US
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ACLU asks federal court to return proof-of-citizenship challenge back to state court
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Guantanamo panel clears detainee for transfer to Yemen
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UN urges Brazil to investigate prison violence
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UN independent human rights expert Francois Crepeau on Friday urged the Spanish government to reverse its decision to extradite Alexsandr Pavlov to Kazakhstan. Pavlov, an associate of opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov, whose extradition was ordered Thursday by...
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that the federal government will recognize the marriages that took place while same-sex marriage was briefly allowed in the state of Utah. In the 18 days that same-sex...
The Philippines and Vietnam on Friday issued statements condemning a new Chinese law that will require foreign fisherman to obtain approval from China before fishing in large portions of the South China Sea. Both nations...
The Justice and Human Rights Commission of Morocco's parliament on Thursday announced a proposal to amend Article 475 of the penal code , which allows rapists to avoid charges if they marry their victims. This practice is...
The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that Russia must pay 1.9 million euros, or $2.6 million, to the families of 36 Chechen men who disappeared between 2000 and 2006. The court found that...
A spokesperson for Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said that the administration would be releasing seventy-two prisoners the United States considers dangerous militants from Bagram prison, stating that there was not enough evidence to continue to...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday asked a federal judge in Kansas to return a challenge requiring voters to provide proof-of-citizenship to state court. The challenge focuses on Kansas's two-tiered voter registration system,...
The Obama Administration's panel charged with reviewing the cases of detainees at Guantanamo Bay concluded its review of detainee Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid on Thursday, unanimously finding him eligible for...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday urged the Brazilian government to investigate the killings of inmates at the Pedrinhas Penitentiary Complex after a video surfaced of three decapitated inmates during a...
