US Attorney General Eric Holder has said the Department of Justice will continue to enforce the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in California even if a state ballot measure legalizing marijuana passes in November, according to a...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld Washington's ban on voting by felons, reversing a prior ruling by a three-judge panel. That ban is enshrined in Article VI of the...
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday requested UN assistance in relocating former Rwandan transportation minister Andre Ntagerura . Ntagerura is presently living in Tanzania, with the ICTR paying for his accommodations. He was...
The UN on Friday released a report on war crimes and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The report, originally expected to be released in September , lists 617 of the most...
The Israeli Ambassador to the UN on Monday called for an end to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into Israeli actions during the 2008-2009 Gaza campaign , Operation Cast Lead, which resulted in...
Australian Director of Military Prosecutions Brigadier Lyn McDade announced Monday that she will charge three Australian special forces soldiers in the deaths of six Afghan civilians during a 2009 operation. The deaths occurred as Australian forces attempted...
Attorneys for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday filed an appellate brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the district court did not abuse its discretion when...
Police in China's Shanxi province in arrested seven individuals , including the executive of a dairy company, after that company's powdered milk was found to contain melamine, according to Monday reports. In 2008, melamine-tainted milk from...
The UN Security Council on Friday issued a condemned the recent mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , calling for justice for the victims. In the statement, issued by...
Representatives from Russia and Georgia appeared before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday for the beginning of a hearing to determine whether the court has jurisdiction to hear allegations that Russia committed human rights abuses...
