UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned both the Syrian government and the armed rebels for their callousness towards the hardships both groups have imposed on the people of Aleppo. Pillay had previously opined that human rights violations by Syrian government forces “far outweigh” those by rebel groups . However, she [...]

Five men were found guilty for their involvement in the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya in a Russian court on Tuesday. Brothers Rustam, Ibragim and Dzhabrail Makhmudov, their uncle Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, and former Moscow police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov were all convicted, but a mastermind behind the murder has yet to be named . Three [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist David Hacker of Alliance Defending Freedom discusses free speech zones on public university campuses… Free speech zones on public university campuses sound wonderful in the abstract—a special zone just for free speech! But don’t be fooled. College’s sell the idea of free speech zones like used car salesmen. They make students think [...]

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an order Tuesday evening halting the execution of Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew. Bucklew’s attorneys have asked courts to stay the execution because of Bucklew’s medical conditions. According to an affidavit from Dr. Joel B. Zivot , an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, [...]

An Egyptian criminal court in Cairo convicted former president Hosni Mubarak Wednesday of embezzling millions of dollars of public money. The court sentenced Mubarak to three years in prison. His sons, Gamal and Alaa, were sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the embezzling scheme. The three men were ordered by the [...]

The International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a report on Tuesday claiming that forced labor in the private economy generates $150 billion of profits worldwide every year. The figure is based on data published by ILO in 2012, estimating that 21 million people, more than half of them women and girls, are victims of forced private [...]

The head of Germany’s special Nazi war crimes agency , Kurt Schrimm, announced Monday that his office would soon turn over to state prosecutors the results of investigations into war crimes allegedly committed by several former concentration camp guards. As many as 20 men and women could be prosecuted for their role in killings and [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage . The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the federal lawsuit last July on behalf of 21 Pennsylvania residents who wished to marry their same-sex partners or who were seeking recognition of their [...]

The Thai military declared martial law in the Southeast Asian nation on Tuesday. Commander of the Thai army, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, has stated that the army’s declaration is not a coup but will remain in place until “peace and order” has been restored. The declaration of martial law was announced on a military run television [...]

Swiss bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty Monday to a criminal charge for its role in helping Americans avoid taxes, according to a speech from US Attorney General Eric Holder . Credit Suisse will pay a $2.5 billion financial penalty to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Federal Reserve and the [...]