The US House of Representatives voted 388-25 Tuesday to approve a bill meant to curb online sex trafficking. HB 1865, introduced last April, would amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 , which...
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released a report Friday identifying 43 high-profile military personnel who may be responsible for war crimes. Among those identified are eight Lieutenant Generals, 17 Major Generals, eight...
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that 205 detainees suspected of involvement with the terrorist organization Boko Haram have been convicted . To date, the Nigerian government has detained approximately 804 individuals suspected...
The Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill aimed to expand the state's gun control laws. House Bill 4145 seeks to amend existing provisions and add new ones to the state's already existing gun control statutes. The...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday criticized Indonesia's increasing public attitude of religious intolerance and urged the government to address it. Zeid also criticized the country's blasphemy laws as "ill-defined" and...
UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Cecilia Jimenez-Damary on Friday urged Libya to intensify efforts to aid Libyans who have been displaced as a result of the country's ongoing conflict. Jimenez-Damary...
A court in Istanbul released the chairman of Amnesty International Turkey's, Taner Kılıç, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Kılıç was among the "Istanbul 10," a group of 10 human rights activists based in Istanbul who were arrested last summer...
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled last week that the state's education funding formula does not violate the state constitution . The decision, which reverses a lower court ruling , came this week after 14 months of...
Germany's highest federal court on Thursday overturned a lower federal court's acquittal of seven men charged with violating Germany's ban on wearing uniforms in public that convey a political message. In November...
Myanmar prosecutors said Wednesday that two Reuters journalists have been charged with obtaining state secrets. Journalists Wal Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested on December 12, 2017, while investigating the government's crackdown on the Rohingya minority group in the...
