Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday accused Egyptian authorities of escalating arbitrary arrests against political opponents. According to HRW, the arrests, which took place in late January to February, are part of a government strategy to...
The Irish Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to draft legislation on a referendum aimed at repealing the Eighth Amendment in the Ireland Constitution on abortion. The amendment grants equal right to life to pregnant women and their...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Afghan government and US military to investigate alleged summary executions committed by special forces against Kandahar civilians. The alleged executions reportedly took place during military operations spanning from...
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the process the state uses to choose its lethal injection drugs in constitutional. Roy Ward, an inmate on death row, argued that the process was unconstitutional because a change...
A German consumer group said Monday that the Berlin Regional Court ruled that Facebook's use of personal data was illegal because it did not adequately secure the informed...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over the continuing casualties in Yemen. According to Zeid, "The upsurge in fighting in the south-western Governorate of Taizz is of particular concern. Civilians...
A Kenyan lawyer was reportedly deported on Tuesday after being charged with treason for attending the symbolic presidential inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The lawyer, Miguna Miguna, was to appear in court under orders from the...
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into law an anti-defamation bill that prohibits blaming Poland for assisting in Holocaust crimes. The Act on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes...
Environmental groups filed an appeal on Monday after the Oslo District Court ruled that Norway's oil and gas exploration in the Arctic did not violate citizens' right to a clean environment. The court found...
An accused computer hacker won his appeal on Monday in the UK High Court of Justice , stopping his extradition to the US. Lauri Love, a British student, was indicted on charges of hacking into...
