Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, passed by the US House of Representatives, June 7, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The US House of Representatives Thursday passed the Stem Cell Enhancement Act of 2007 247-176 , sending it to a recalcitrant President George W. Bush for signature barely two months after its Senate passage . If signed into law, the bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to allow for additional embryonic stem cell [...]

Off the Record: U.S. Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the "War on Terror," Amnesty International, Cageprisoners, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law, Human Rights Watch, and Reprieve, June 7, 2007 . Read the full text of the report . Reported [...]

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Wednesday ruled that a February 2005 referendum approving the construction of a bridge across the Dresden Elbe Valley , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , takes precedence over the objections of the city council because it was a direct expression of residents' democratic choice. In July of last year, [...]

HB 184, passed by the New Hampshire Senate, June 7, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

A Swiss court Thursday cleared nineteen former executives and consultants of the now-defunct Swissair Group of all charges Thursday in connection with their role in the collapse of the national airline that was once nicknamed the "flying bank" for its financial stability. Presiding judge Andreas Fischer ruled that the prosecution had failed to demonstrate that [...]

Hate crimes are on the rise throughout Europe , rights watchdog Human Rights First reported Thursday in a study examining recent hate crimes in France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. Hate crimes against Muslims in London rose by approximately 600 percent following the 2005 London bombings , according to the study. It also [...]

Canada is stalling the discussion and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , according to a Thursday statement by Amnesty International (AI) . The declaration was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council by a vote of 30-2 with 12 abstentions in June of last year, and has been submitted [...]

Dr. Julie Gerberding , Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) , testified before the US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Wednesday in the wake of a tuberculosis scare that US interstate [...]

An Italian jury acquitted all five defendants accused of murdering banker Roberto Calvi Wednesday after almost two days of deliberation. Italian prosecutors have not yet decided whether to appeal the acquittal. Calvi, who was found hung under London's Blackfriars Bridge in June 1982, was known as "God's Banker" for his financial ties to the Vatican. [...]