The Israeli High Court of Justice on Monday ordered a detention center used to detain African migrants who had crossed illegally and were captured in the Negev Desert to close. The decision annulled the government’s Law for the Prevention of Infiltration which permitted the state to detain undocumented immigrants for up to one year in [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday ruled that plaintiffs did not have standing to sue in a lawsuit challenging the delay of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA) employer mandate. The plaintiffs, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) , argued that the Obama administration did not [...]

Oklahoma County District Judge Thomas Prince ruled Friday that a privately funded Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Oklahoma Capitol Building does not violate the state’s constitution. The monument was erected in 2012 after gaining approval in 2009 from the state legislature. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Oklahoma [...]

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Monday signed into law the 16th Amendment to the nation’s Constitution granting Parliament the ability to impeach Supreme Court justices. The signing of the 16th Amendment has been condemned by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) who had requested to President send the proposed bill back to Parliament for additional review. [...]

A French appeals court ruled Monday that Swiss bank UBS must deposit a guarantee of 1.1 billion euro in an investigation of charges for aiding in tax evasion for wealthy French customers. In July UBS was put under formal investigation for allegations of laundering the proceeds of tax evasion. French judges requested the payment amount [...]

More than 140,000 people have been internally displaced in Libya as a result of the country’s rapidly deteriorating security situation, the UN said Monday. Renewed fighting between feuding militias has caused a new wave of displacement, particularly in the western outskirts of Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi, and has heightened the humanitarian needs [...]

The International Bar Association (IBA) Task Force on Climate Change Justice and Human Rights reported on Monday that the human rights of the most vulnerable people affected by climate change are threatened. The report , available for download on the IBA website, urges improved access to justice and legal frameworks and assesses the challenges currently [...]

Eight men in Egypt were referred to trial Monday for inciting debauchery after appearing in a video of what is said to be the country’s first same-sex marriage. The men were arrested for the video earlier this month after it went viral on the Internet. Although homosexuality is not explicitly outlawed by Egyptian law, it [...]

An Egyptian High court on Sunday suspended Egyptian activist and human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Masry’s six-month jail sentence. El-Masry has been detained for violating Egypt’s protest law since May and in June had her jail sentence reduced from two years to six months with a fine of LE50,000 (USD $7,000). El-Masry was found guilty of [...]

A Bahrain appellate court on Sunday confirmed five-year prison sentences for nine Shiites convicted of violating protest laws. The nine Shiites were accused of violating protest laws after they orchestrated an effort calling for the overthrow of the Sunni Monarchy. The activists allegedly used primarily social media to gain support for their protest efforts. On [...]