The Court of Appeals of Missouri ruled Tuesday that frozen pre-embryos, fertilized eggs that are not implanted in the uterus, are legally classified as marital property, and the consent of both parties is required before the pre-embryos can be implanted. The controversy arose when the plaintiff, McQueen, wanted to have more children with her ex-husband, [...]

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a report Thursday renewing its call for Saudi Arabia to release nine human rights activists jailed for participating in activities promoting and protecting human rights. Most of the nine activists had links with the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) , an independent human rights organization [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that a class action lawsuit regarding the Flint, Michigan, water crisis should be decided in state court. The lawsuit was filed against Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam, an engineering company that worked on the Flint water treatment plant to fill [...]

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said Thursday that Iran has repeatedly failed to keep its stockpile of heavy water below 130 metric tons. Heavy water can be used for nuclear energy or for the development of nuclear weapons. The 130 metric ton requirement was imposed on Iran by a 2015 nuclear [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called for the international community to stand with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after states have recently begun leaving the institution. The commissioner urged the international community to remember there is not yet any alternative in place to ensure the implementation of the [...]

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) enacted new regulations on Tuesday requiring a reduction in the amount of natural gas wasted through release to the atmosphere through venting, flaring and leaks during oil and natural gas production on federal and Indian lands. The rule is meant to reduce the amount of natural gas used [...]

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced Wednesday that charges are being filed against the officer who shot Philando Castile during a Minneapolis traffic stop in July, which was broadcasted on Facebook. After months of protests, Officer Jeronimo Yanez was charged with second-degree murder and felony discharge of a dangerous weapon. The attorney’s office believe that [...]

The Israeli parliament on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to the Formalization Bill, which would legalize settlement outposts in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had planned for the bill to be delayed in efforts to avoid US support for a UN resolution against the settlement outposts. However, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a case involving the 2014 botched execution of Clayton Lockett, a death row inmate in Oklahoma. Lockett’s brother filed suit against the state of Oklahoma , through named state officials, in October 2014. The case was dismissed due to qualified-immunity [...]

The Governor of Jakarta, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, an open Christian, has been named by police as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation . The announcement follows increasing protests calling for the governor’s arrest as he has been accused of disrespecting the Koran on his campaign trail . If convicted, Purnama could receive up to [...]