The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the online community craigslist is not liable for third-party postings to its website which attempt to discriminate against people seeking housing. The plaintiffs in the...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Monday called on Israel to conduct an impartial investigation into the deaths of Palestinians during recent Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip , noting that...
Nigerian opposition leader and presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Supreme Court of Nigeria to review last week's decision by the country's election tribunal to uphold the results of last year's disputed presidential elections...
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey made his first visit to the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday, where he met with military and Justice Department officials working on the military...
An Afghan journalist working as a cameraman for Canadian television network CTV has been designated as an enemy combatant , a US military spokesperson said Wednesday. US officials alleged that Jawed Ahmad [SAJA report; CPJ...
Three Canadian opposition MPs and a US military lawyer urged the Canadian government Monday to request the extradition and repatriation of Omar Khadr , a Canadian citizen being detained at Guantanamo Bay ....
Members of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee have criticized the European Union's terrorism watch list as unfair and opaque, saying that the process for adding names to the list should be changed, according to...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Sunday criticized Nepal for failing to hold military and government officials accountable for human rights abuses. Arbour spoke on the anniversary of...
World Trade Organization (WTO) judges ruled against China Wednesday in a case brought by the US, EU, and Canada over China's taxation scheme for imported car parts. The complaint alleged that China was taxing...
A Turkish court sentenced a lawyer to life in prison Wednesday for the murder of Turkish Judge Mustafa Yucel Ozbilgin in May 2006. Alparslan Arslan was accused of opening fire in Turkey's highest administrative court, the Council...
