The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Friday heard conflicting testimony from top military leaders on the services' readiness to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) . Commandant of the...
The US Senate on Friday authorized by voice vote settlements between the US government and minority farmers for alleged discrimination. The settlements include $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the Interior (DOI)...
Three human rights groups on Friday jointly announced allegations of torture against Libyan security officials. Alkarama, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and TRIAL have obtained documents that purportedly demonstrate that government officials blocked an investigation into...
The Indian government announced Thursday that it has authorized additional compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster . The new package includes USD $15.8 million , adding to the original disbursement in June...
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution detailing its concerns with human rights violations in North Korea . Passed 100-18 with 60 abstentions,...
The Myanmar Police Force on Saturday released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi , ending her almost eight years under house arrest. Police left the area and a barbed-wire fence near her home...
Canadian UN ambassador John McNee on Friday announced that the country has endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , reversing the government's initial opposition to the declaration. Though the government reiterated...
The Azerbaijani Supreme Court on Thursday partially overturned the convictions of imprisoned Azeri journalist Enyulla Fatullayev. The court vacated Fatullayev's convictions for committing defamation and inciting terror and ethnic hatred and ruled that...
European Commissioner for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes on Thursday said that existing regulations to ensure net neutrality are adequate for the time being . Kroes spoke following a four-month fact-finding period on...
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) on Friday filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to rescind the stay preventing the suspension of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) [10...
