The UK’s Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) on Friday changed the threat level for terrorist attacks against the UK from “substantial” to “severe,” indicating that a terrorist attack against the UK is highly likely, although there is no evidence to suggest an attack is imminent. In addition to the change in threat level, the office [...]

Five people brought a lawsuit on Thursday against the city of Ferguson , Missouri and several officials for the use of unnecessary and unwarranted force by St. Louis County Police and Ferguson Police against demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown . The complaint describes the experiences of five protesters who were arrested during [...]

Ten victims of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) extraordinary rendition program have signed an open letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to declassify the upcoming Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the program. The letter, which was coordinated by international human rights charity Reprieve reads, in part: Despite living thousands of miles apart [...]

Kenya’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday that will provide greater support to victims of human trafficking and will make it easier to secure convictions for perpetrators. The Victim Protection Bill provides improved support to victims of crime, including the provision of a place of safety, food, medical treatment, psychosocial support and police protection. The [...]

Amnesty International (AI) called on Nepalese authorities to bring justice to the individuals responsible for the disappearance of the “Dhanusha Five” during the armed conflict in Nepal between 1996-2006. The report notes more than 1,300 people are believed to have disappeared during the conflict, and no suspects have been brought to justice in criminal court [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced the findings of a report on Friday detailing the harsh war-like conditions in eastern Ukraine that have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians in recent weeks. The report covers the time period of July 16 to August 17, and documents a number of serious [...]

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon released a statement Thursday condemning a currently unidentified extremist group for the detention of 43 peacekeepers from the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in southern Syria. A further 81 peacekeepers are stranded near Ar Ruwayhinah and Burayqah, with movement restricted by frequent clashes between Syrian and Islamic State (IS) troops. Concern [...]

A judge for a Travis County Civil Court in Texas ruled Thursday that the Texas Legislature failed to meet its constitutional duty to provide for Texas public schools because the school finance system is structured, operated, and funded so that it cannot provide a constitutionally adequate education for all Texas schoolchildren. Article VII of Texas’s [...]

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the release of taped phone conversations about corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma . Zuma had applied to prevent the tapes from being released while the opposition party, Democratic Alliance, sought access to them. The case has followed the leader since before he took office in [...]

Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday denied a request by Apple for a permanent injunction barring Samsung Electronics from selling products that infringe on Apple’s patents. The Cupertino based tech company had sought to ban the sale of certain Samsung products that a jury in [...]