The UN Independent Expert on human rights in Somalia on Wednesday urged the Somali government to continue efforts to strengthen the country's justice system in the wake of Sunday's attacks on the Supreme Court complex ....
Two advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas Tuesday challenging the Human Heartbeat Protection Act . The Human Heartbeat Protection Act is an...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Monday extended an injunction blocking Mississippi from revoking the license of the state's only abortion clinic. In seeking to close down...
UK-based rights group Privacy International said Tuesday that it is suing the British government for refusing to divulge information concerning surveillance equipment sold by Gamma International . Gamma International is a software company whose FinFinisher software...
Judge Lew Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday that the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden , is scheduled...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday commended the Netherlands for advocating the rule of law and international justice. Speaking at The Hague during a press conference held jointly with the Dutch foreign minister, Ban emphasized...
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed into law an anti-rape bill providing for life terms and death sentences for offenders in addition to punishment for acid attacks, stalking and voyeurism. The bill also provides...
Six European countries, including France, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy, on Tuesday agreed on joint legal action against Google over its privacy policy . The countries claim that 13 months ago when...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the display of a cross at the World Trade Center (WTC) memorial. The lawsuit ,...
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state's school voucher program. The voucher program allows low- and middle-income families to apply public funds towards the cost of attending private schools. Opponents of the voucher program...
