A committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) , the legislature of China , has decided not to criminalize sex-selective abortions , the state-run China Daily reported Monday. A proposed amendment to the...
UK Conservative Party leader David Cameron said Monday that he would appoint a panel of legal experts to examine whether the increasingly-controversial Human Rights Act of 1998 should be replaced with an American-style...
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys , the new supreme leader of Somalia's Islamic Courts Party whose militia took control of the capital of Mogadishu from US-backed warlords earlier this month, vowed Monday to impose Islamic law -...
The European Union on Monday condemned all instances of torture, even "on grounds of national security," and called on all countries to sign and follow the UN Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment...
The US Supreme Court said Monday that it would consider whether the Clean Air Act requires the US Environmental Protection Agency to regulate "greenhouse gas" emissions from automobiles. The court granted...
US Rep. Peter King (R-NY) , chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee , encouraged the Bush administration in a FOX News interview on Sunday to press criminal charges against the New York Times, The...
UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Leandro Despouy has called for the Iraqi government to begin an independent investigation into the murder of Khamis al-Obeidi , a lawyer representing Saddam Hussein in...
The UK Foreign Office has begun talks with the US on the potential release of eight UK residents detained at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay into the custody of British authorities. The...
Mauritania citizens have approved changes to the country's constitution in a Sunday referendum by 80 to 90 percent, according to preliminary results announced Monday by the Interior Ministry. The changes are...
The US Supreme Court on Monday handed down decisions in five cases, including Randall v. Sorrell , consolidated with two other cases, where the Court struck down Vermont's Act...