The cities of New York, San Francisco, and Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on Friday against the US Department of Defense (DOD) for its failure to report criminal conviction records in the military justice system needed for...
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday approved a resolution condemning systematic human rights violations against the Rohingya minority and the acts of violence committed by Myanmar security forces, calling instead for a peaceful resolution. Thirty-three...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said on Tuesday that Mexico's proposed security legislation will not assist its armed forces in combating the war on drugs. The Law on Internal Security [text, PDF,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government recruited former M23 rebel fighters to protect President Joseph Kabila after protests broke out last December over his refusal to step down at the end of his constitutionally mandated...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to block an order from Judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California...
The Australian Senate on Wednesday passed a same-sex marriage bill, by a 43 to 12 vote. The Marriage Amendment amends the Marriage Act 1961 by redefining marriage by introducing non-gendered language permitting same-sex marriages. The decision...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule on a Nebraska law which limits protesting around funerals. The Nebraska Funeral Picketing Law , which was enacted in 2006, originally prohibited protests...
Former chief of staff Leandra English filed a suit on Sunday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Trump administration over the currently vacant director position at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday upheld last month's re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta . All six judges unanimously dismissed the two petitions as lacking merit. The National Super Alliance (NASA) stated...
Turkish officials banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) non-governmental groups on Saturday in Ankara, the country's capital, asserting that the measure will ensure peace and security, personal immunity, safety and security...
