Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade , was released from prison on Friday following a presidential pardon by President Macky Sall . Wade, who served three years of his six-year sentence, was convicted of illegally enriching himself with at least $200 million while serving as Minister of State under his father in [...]

The Turkish parliament on Thursday granted immunity to armed forces conducting counter-terrorism measures. This legislation is particularly concerning because of the number of civilians killed in the midst of recent conflict. The law, to be applied retroactively , will require authorization from either the military or government before prosecution can take place. Those in favor [...]

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a ceasefire , marking an end to more than 50 years of armed conflict between the two groups. Among its terms are a demobilization plan and a security guarantee for all members of FARC as it becomes a peaceful political party. This agreement [...]

The Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the “Right to Information” Bill Friday. The bill, introduced in March, was passed to encourage the public to combat corruption and hold its government accountable. The Act contains provisions on the right to access information, when that right may be denied, the establishment of a commission on the matter, [...]

A majority of British citizens voting in a referendum Thursday chose to leave the EU. The vote, an extension of British discontent with the EU, defied the suggestions of economists and British leaders, including Prime minister David Cameron, who stated that he plans to resign as a result of the decision. There were many reasons [...]

China continues to harvest organs from prisoners and those opposed to the Chinese Communist Party, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report, by David Kilgour, David Matas and Ethan Gutman, relies upon statements and publicly available records in coming to its conclusion, including interviews with doctors claiming to have performed thousands of transplants [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in Mathis v. United States that a prior crime can be used for imposing enhanced federal sentences in a new conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), “but only if its elements are the same as, or narrower than, those of the generic offense.” The court also [...]

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that allows for the type, manufacturers and sellers of drugs used for lethal injections to be kept confidential. This ruling would allow the execution of eight death row inmates if the stays on their execution dates can be lifted before one of the drugs in the [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Thursday in Birchfield v. North Dakota that governments can require suspected drunk drivers to undergo breath tests without first obtaining a warrant, but cannot require them to take a more invasive blood test. The case came to the Supreme Court through three unrelated cases in Minnesota and North Dakota. [...]

Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. was acquitted Thursday of all charges in relation to the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. The case was presided over by Baltimore Circuit Associate Judge Barry Williams, who stated that “in order for there to be a conviction, the state must show, not that the defendant failed to do [...]