Mexican lawmakers must reform the nation's military justice system to combat human rights abuses committed by army and navy personnel, Amnesty International (AI) urged Friday. AI reports that the number of enforced disappearances in the nation has...
Lawyers for Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) postpone his trial so he can return to Kenya to deal with a terrorist attack on...
China's former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday for corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power. Bo was convicted for using his position in the Communist Party of China (CPC) to...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called on the Afghan government to strengthen humans rights efforts in preparation for presidential elections in April 2014 and the departure of the International Security...
The Philippine Justice Department on Monday filed graft charges against nearly 40 current and former government officials and a prominent businesswoman for allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars in governments funds intended for the poor. Chief prosecutors assert...
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated provisions of the state's "aggravated weapon use" law as facially violative of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. In 2008 Chicago police...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday praised the Syrian government's formal agreement to sign and abide by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) . CWC signatories must agree to "chemically disarm" by destroying chemical weapon...
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suggested Monday during oral arguments that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 2011 "Open Internet" rules may be invalidated...
A judge for Indiana's Lake County Superior Court ruled Monday that the state's right-to-work law violates the Indiana Constitution . The state law bans unions from receiving compensation from non-union employees to pay for...
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi announced Sunday that he would file a petition with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) seeking to overturn his October 2012 tax fraud conviction. An Italian...
