In an emergency meeting on Saturday, the UN Security Council condemned a series of guerrilla attacks by M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This came after the most recent attack...
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UN Security Council condemns guerrilla attacks in the DRC
Group of US lawmakers urges DOJ to respect state marijuana laws
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HRW accuses Myanmar military of supporting anti-Muslim violence
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Egypt holds four-way talks with Qatar, Turkey and Hamas on recent Gaza violence
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UN expresses concern as ASEAN considers its first human rights declaration
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Federal judge approves $22.5 million fine for Google privacy violations
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Uruguay lawmakers propose legislation for state-regulated marijuana
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UN rights chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza
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ACLU files class action lawsuit over mandatory immigrant detention
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Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal overturns convictions of two Croatian generals
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Several members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday urging the federal government to respect recently passed state legislation on marijuana use. The representatives...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday accused Myanmar's government and security forces of being complicit in attacks on Rohingya Muslims in October that forced 35,000 people from their homes. Based on satellite imagery of Muslim...
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi announced Saturday that peace talks are progressing toward a ceasefire in the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Southern Israel. Mursi invited the Quatari emir, Turkish Prime Minister Recep...
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed concern over the draft of the first ever Human Rights Declaration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) . ASEAN will consider the declaration at...
A federal judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday approved the $22.5 million fine levied by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Google for Google's alleged...
Lawmakers in Uruguay on Thursday formally proposed to Congress a framework for the regulation of the production, sale and consumption of marijuana in an attempt to reduce drug-related violence. While the use of cannabis...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged all involved parties to end the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Southern Israel and to respect obligations to protect civilians under international...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of New Jersey immigrants challenging mandatory detention procedures. The policy in question is 8 USC § 1226(c) , which...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday overturned the convictions of two Croat generals for crimes against humanity and war crimes against Serb civilians committed during a 1995 military blitz. The five-judge appeals...
