The US Department of State issued a press release Friday expressing concern over the prolonged pretrial detention of five Cambodian activists. Four members of the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) , along with one...
The Uruguayan House of Senators approved a bill on Tuesday that would make femicide an explicit criminal offense of its own. The legislation is being passed to the House of Representatives for further approval. The bill would...
The Lok Sabha chamber of Indian parliament approved a bill Tuesday to provide for the prevention and control of HIV and AIDS as well as to protect the human rights of affected persons. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed suit against Apple on Thursday alleging that the company made "false, misleading, or deceptive representations" to consumers. The allegations stem from an investigation into reports of...
Democrats in the US Senate filibustered the nomination of Supreme Court potential appointee Neil Gorsuch on Thursday. Republicans countered by changing Senate procedure to secure a vote on the nomination....
Legal counsel for detained reporter, Deniz Yucel, appeared before the Turkish Constitutional Court to request his release, his employer Die Welt said Wednesday. Yucel was detained in mid-February, and has been held by the Turkish...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force for combating drug addiction that will be led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and...
The Scottish parliament on Thursday rescheduled a vote on a new independence referendum for next week following Wednesday's terror attack at the United Kingdom parliament in London. The proposed referendum was under debate when the attack...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana blocked a law Wednesday that would prevent foreign-born US citizens from marrying. The legislation at issue required a birth certificate to obtain...
The judge presiding over the USS Cole bombing case, US Air Force Col. Vance Spath, said Wednesday that he plans to set a 2018 trial date for the case. The judge stated that he anticipates that it will...
