Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday published a report holding the Syrian government responsible for human rights violations in Aleppo that AI claims amount to crimes against humanity. "All-out repression: Purging dissent in Aleppo, Syria" [report, PDF; press...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a 56-page document accusing Myanmar security forces of human rights abuses against a minority religious community in June. "The Government Could Have Stopped This": Sectarian Violence...
A judge for US District Court for the District of Connecticut on Tuesday ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. Judge Vanessa Bryant granted summary judgment ...
The Somalia constituent assembly on Wednesday approved a new constitution for the country, which has been without a stable central government since former president Siad Barre was ousted in 1991. The draft constitution passed...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Monday ruled that a challenge to the Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) can proceed. The lawsuit argues that TABOR is unconstitutional [Denver Post...
The Supreme Court of India ruled Monday that the ship formerly known as the Exxon Valdez may be dismantled at the country's biggest scrapyard. The two-judge panel headed by Altamas Kabir overruled [Bloomberg...
The UK High Court in London on Monday denied an application for bail by Muslim cleric Abu Qatada . Qatada had challenged a previous ruling that had denied him bail on...
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday renewed his temporary stay on a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that police could not collect DNA from individuals arrested for violent crimes and...
An anti-abortion group appealed to the US Supreme Court on Monday in an attempt to reinstate an Oklahoma ballot initiative to establish legal rights for embryos. Personhood USA had originally tried to gather enough petition...
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Monday that his state will appeal the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruling that struck down a Florida law that barred doctors from discussing the dangers...
