The Court of Appeals in Trento, Italy , ruled Tuesday that the names of both same-sex partners should be listed on their child’s birth certificate. The court held that both fathers should have their names on the birth certificate even though only one person is the biological father. The court found that even though the [...]

UNICEF on Tuesday announced an increased risk of abuse of migrant women and children along the central Mediterranean trade route. A Deadly Journey for Children: The Central Mediterranean Migration Route looked at the instances of abuse and violence against African migrant trying to reach Europe. The report found that women and children are in danger [...]

The Bangladesh Parliament on Monday passed revisions to the Child Marriage Restraint Act , allowing girls under the age of 18 to be married under “special circumstances.” The revisions do not change the minimum marriage age requirements set in 1929. Instead, they designate a committee of local officials to review individual cases of underage marriage [...]

Gun rights advocates are allowed to publish personal information, such as addresses and telephone numbers, of legislators who voted in favor of California’s recent gun control laws, a federal judge ruled Monday. Chief Judge Lawrence O’Neill of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction against California Government Code [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday denied a request to stay the appeal regarding President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration executive order . The US Department of Justice (DOJ) requested a hold on the court proceedings until Trump issues a new order on immigration. Minnesota and Washington opposed the request, claiming [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) introduced a motion to withdraw in a Texas Federal Court Monday, reversing its previous stance that SB 14 , a Texas voter ID law, was created with an intent to discriminate against minorities. The original claim was filed under the Obama administration, which targeted voter ID laws nationwide. The [...]

Japanese automobile parts manufacturer Takata pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud arising out of air bag defects that killed 16 people. Takata was sentenced to pay $1 billion in fines, victim compensation and compensation to the auto manufacturers for recall and replacement. Judge George Caram Steeh of the US District Court for the Eastern [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled on Monday in favor of three transgender students at Pine-Richland High School and ordered the school district to allow students to use the bathroom of their choice. Judge Mark Hornak granted a preliminary injunction to the students as they sought to [...]

A UN Working Group on Monday concluded that people of African descent in Germany suffer discrimination, profiling and xenophobia on a day to day basis. The report concluded that, “institutional racism and racist stereotyping by the criminal justice system has led to a failure to effectively investigate and prosecute perpetrators of racist violence, racial profiling [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Packingham v. North Carolina and Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions . In Packingham the court considered whether a law that bans the use of social media for registered sex offenders is permissible under First Amendment precedent. In the case at hand, petitioner, a registered sex offender, was [...]