The conditions on Greek Islands for asylum seekers has been labeled as “untenable” by the European Commission due to heavy snowfall in the region, said a spokesperson on Monday. The islands have seen a steady flow of refugees seeking asylum in the EU, the numbers nearing 16,000 people. The commission stated that they are aware [...]

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell warned on Monday that a move to repeal the Affordable Care Act without simultaneously implementing a replacement plan would create a dangerous situation in American healthcare. Burwell, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, did not address the intention of Congress to replace the ACA before appealing [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Nelson v. Colorado . The court granted certiorari in September to decide whether Colorado’s requirement that defendants must prove their innocence by clear and convincing evidence to get their money back, after reversal of conviction of a crime entailing monetary penalties, is consistent with due [...]

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a controversial law Monday that may impact the August elections. The law enables a paper recount of votes in the event that the electronic systems fail. Though a victory for the majority Jubilee party, who claim it will add stability to the voting process, members of the opposition Cord party [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Monday challenging new abortion requirements. The filing challenges House Bill 2 , a law requiring an ultrasound be performed before an abortion may be undertaken, which passed early in the legislative session . HB 2 [...]

A UN Independent Expert has warned that increasing austerity measures to the American territory will threaten residents’ human rights. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky , the Independent Expert, stated that “ensuring financial stability, controlling public debt and reducing budget deficits are important goals, but should not be achieved at the expense of human rights.” Puerto Rican austerity [...]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt, a German citizen, on Saturday on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States . Schmidt, who was arrested in Florida, is accused of participating in a conspiracy to keep American regulators from finding out that diesel cars were programmed to cheat on [...]

Indian police are accused of raping at least 16 women in Chhattisgarh in Bijapur district in October 2015, stated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Saturday. NHRC said that the “human rights of the victims have been grossly violated by the security personnel of the Government of Chhattisgarh for which the State Government is vicariously liable.” [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday vacated a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that denied immunity to a New Mexico police officer who gave no warning before using deadly force. In October 2011 Officer Ray White joined fellow officers at the residence of Samuel and Daniel Pauly, two brothers [...]

A group of 10,000 British motorists have filed a class action lawsuit seeking compensation following Volkswagen’s (VW) diesel emissions scandal. Damon Parker, the head litigator at Harcus Sinclair , the law firm handling the suit, claims that the affected vehicles release far more NOx emissions than VW has admitted to. Parker’s argument is centered on [...]