Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion drawing marked parallels between the state's campaign finance laws and portions of similar Arizona regulations that were recently overturned by the US...
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against a provision in North Carolina's budget that denies state and federal funding to Planned Parenthood [advocacy...
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission on Friday released a report contending that military and law enforcement officials routinely conduct illegal searches in their efforts to combat the country's narcotics trade. The...
Chinese authorities in Beijing on Friday began the trial against Wang Lihong, one of the dozens of human rights activists the government detained earlier this year as part of a crackdown on dissidents in the country. Wang is charged...
Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav on Sunday appeared before the Supreme Court of Israel to begin the appeal of his conviction and seven-year sentence for rape and sexual assault [JURIST...
Two UN rights officials on Friday expressed concern over reports of violence used by Syrian authorities against the country's own people. Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Francis Deng ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ordered that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in...
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction suspending the imposition of contribution limits in Washington state recall campaigns. Judge Robert Bryan ruled...
An Italian appeals court on Saturday ordered Fininvest , a holding company owned by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi , to pay 560 million euros (USD 801 million) in damages and fees to...
Tunisia on Friday acceded to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , which is now set to become effective in the country on September 1, 2011. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton [official...
