The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday making it easier for certain veterans to obtain firearms. The bill adds a requirement that declaring a veteran mentally defective for purposes of restricting their ability to purchase or own a firearm must be done with an “order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or [...]

International rights groups have reported that refugees and migrants housed in Greek camps are cutting themselves, attempting suicide and abusing drugs. According to a report made by Save the Children Thursday and a report by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Tuesday, anxiety, depression and aggression continue to grow rapidly. According to Save the Children, as a [...]

The New Zealand Parliament voted Wednesday to approve a law that grants the Whanganui River the legal rights of a person. According to the new law , the river, or Te Awa Tupua as it is known to the local Maori people, is now recognized as “an indivisible and living whole, comprising the Whanganui River [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday approved a $27 million settlement in a class action lawsuit between Lyft Inc. and its drivers. The suit challenged Lyft’s characterization of the drivers as independent contractors. Drivers for the company asserted they should be identified as employees, which would [...]

The Russian Ministry of Justice filed a suit in the Russian Supreme Court Friday seeking to classify Jehovah’s Witnesses as an extremist group . The suit claims that the religious group is closer to a cult than a legitimate religious group and is a danger to Russian families. The leadership of the Jehovah’s Witnesses have [...]

The Constitutional Court of South Africa on Friday enforced a contract between the South African Social Services Agency (SASSA) and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to ensure that beneficiaries will still receive welfare. CPS and SASSA entered into a contract in 2012 wherein CPS agreed to pay social grants for SASSA. This contract was declared invalid [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Thursday raising concerns over peace efforts in Colombia. According to the report, 127 activists were killed in 2016, including human rights leaders and members of leftist political organizations. The violence has raised concerns that the Colombian government is failing to implement [...]

A jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday convicted Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Harun on federal terrorism charges for his involvement in the deaths of US servicemen in Afghanistan. Harun was charged with multiple terrorism offenses, including conspiracy to murder American military personnel in Afghanistan and conspiracy to [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that his prior injunction on President Donald Trump’s first travel ban does not apply to Trump’s newly revised ban . Judge James Robart said that the revised order is “different enough” from the original so that his prior injunction should not [...]

The Maebashi District Court ruled that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are liable for professional negligence in their security maintenance at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The two parties have been ordered to pay a total of USD $341,000 to 62 out of 137 evacuees who sought damages for emotional distress. The [...]