The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on a case addressing the legal standard for assessing whether an individual is mentally retarded in order to determine that person's eligibility for the death penalty....
Chinese officials on Monday denounced the Spanish National Court's recent indictment against former Chinese president Hu Jintao . The Spanish criminal court on Friday accepted an appeal by two Spanish pro-Tibet rights groups to...
Belgian authorities announced on Monday that suspected Somali pirate leader Mohammed Abdi Hassan was detained by authorities at the Brussels Airport on Saturday. Thought to be responsible for numerous vessel hijackings, Belgian prosecutors have been seeking Abdi...
A group of 130 African organizations on Monday published a letter urging African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to declare their support for the court at the upcoming African Union...
Japan's Kyoto District Court on Monday ordered a group of activists to pay 12 million yen (USD $120,000) to a Korean elementary school for holding anti-Korean demonstrations that disrupted classes and frightened children. The rallies took place between December...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday that it has filed a lawsuit to bar North Carolina from implementing their recently-passed voting reform bill , stating that the stricter...
Civil rights advocacy groups Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Virginia on Monday filed a motion for summary judgment requesting that a federal court act quickly to...
The Citizens for Objective Public Education (COPE) on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to block the Kansas State Board of Education from implementing new science standards in education. In June,...
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday denied a request by Kenyan deputy president William Ruto to adjourn his trial so that he may manage the...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the government of Nepal to appoint qualified new members to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in order to best ensure the protection of Nepali citizens....
