The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday found that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) violated federal law through its handling of multi-year lease costs for its offices. CFTC was authorized by Congress...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for the South Korean government to pass legislation that would promote human rights in North Korea. A divisive bill proposed in 2005 provides for the creation of a North...
Experts from the UN and the Inter-American human rights systems urged Canada Monday to address the "root causes" of the extreme violence and discrimination against indigenous women and girls in the country at a meeting with Canadian Ministers...
The Supreme Court of Guatemala on Thursday rejected a request to strip a member of congress of his immunity from prosecution for allegedly overseeing grave human rights violations during the country's civil war. Edgar Justino Ovalle is a top adviser...
Amnesty International (AI) released a report Tuesday on the many juvenile offenders on death row in Iran. The report states that 73 executions of juvenile offenders took place between 2005 and 2015 and that...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Monday that he has appointed a former prosecutor to act as Special Counsel in his investigation into the water contamination crisis in the city of Flint and that a retired Detroit FBI...
The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday turned down a state law that would prohibit doctors from using the most common second-trimester abortion method. The Kansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act was enacted...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday enacted the Natalia Ponce Law, establishing acid attacks as a specific crime with harsh punishments. The punishments under the new law between 12 to 20 years in prison...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Friday that he plans to investigate the water contamination crisis in the city of Flint. The investigation is set to begin immediately as Flint residents are currently being forced to...
Saudi Guantanamo detainee Muhammed Abd Al Rahman Awn Al-Shamrani has been repatriated to his home country, the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday. The Periodic Review Board (PRD) determined in September that "continued law...
