The UN expert on freedom of religion or belief Tuesday condemned Yemen for the nation's arbitrary arrest and detention of people belonging to the Bahá'í religious community. The expert, Heiner Bielefeldt , explained that "ny arrest or...
The Supreme Court of Nevada ruled Thursday that the funding provision of the state's Education Saving Account (ESA) program is unconstitutional under the Nevada Constitution . In its opinion the court did not address...
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore addressed the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council on Tuesday speaking on the deteriorating human rights situation in Libya and calling for accountability and reform. She...
The Greek Parliament approved new legislation Tuesday cutting pensions and increasing the rate of privatization. The measures were taken in order to satiate creditors and receive aid under the country's third bail-out procedure. Included in the deal...
Chelsea Manning, a former US soldier imprisoned for leaking classified documents, was sentenced on Thursday to two weeks of solitary confinement as a punishment for a suicide attempt, as well as for keeping a banned book in her quarters. According...
UN experts condemned Australia Friday for its laws allowing indefinite detention of intellectually disabled persons facing criminal charges. Under the current law, if a person is found unfit to plead to a charge against them, they may be held...
Ahmad Rahami , the suspect in last week's bombings in New York and New Jersey , was charged in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday. The charges...
Texas and Nevada filed suit on behalf of 19 other states against the Department of Labor (DOL) Monday, challenging the Obama administration's new overtime rule . The US Chamber of Commerce , representing 50...
Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , on Thursday denounced charges filed against him in a corruption scandal involving more than 50 of the country's politicians. The charges , including corruption and money...
The US Senate approved legislation Thursday amending the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide $100 million in emergency funding to repair pipes in cities suffering from lead contamination, such as Flint, Michigan . The amendment...
