An Istanbul court on Monday ordered four Turkish journalists to be released from prison while they wait for their trial to resume. Journalists Ahmet Sik, Nedim Sener, Coskun Musluk and Sait Cakir were released , although...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 49 state attorneys general on Monday filed in federal court a proposed $25 billion settlement agreement with the nation's five...

Lessons can be learned from the successes and failures of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and its prosecution of war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report ...

A Dane County Circuit Court judge Monday ruled that Wisconsin Act 23 is unconstitutional, after a different judge issued a temporary injunction last week. Act 23 modified current voting laws by...

UN Human Rights expert Ahmed Shaheed said Monday that he is concerned about the human rights violations occurring in Iran . While speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shaheed also stated that his concerns have...

A UK High Court justice decided Monday to let a right to die case proceed, the first to be allowed in British court. Justice William Charles ruled that a case brought by Tony Nicklinson, age 57, could...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday overturned the 22-year prison sentence for the "Millennium Bomber," Ahmed Rassam , imposed by the lower court after he was convicted by a...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) objected Monday to the recently passed Texas voter identification law . In a letter from Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, the DOJ claimed that the changes requiring voters...

Swiss voters in a referendum on Sunday supported proposed changes to a Swiss law that imposes heavy fines for people who protest without prior governmental authorization. About 55 percent of voters in Geneva agreed to allow the...

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