A group of Kyrgyz lawyers is refusing to proceed with defending of ethnic Uzbeks in connection with eruptions of ethnic violence in June unless the government provides increased protections for them and their families. Group representatives cite multiple instances...
Judge Virginia Phillips of the US District Court of the Central District of California on Tuesday ordered the US military to end enforcement of its controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy [10 USC §...
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday the end of a six-month moratorium on certain types of deepwater oil drilling some seven weeks ahead of schedule. In a letter issuing the order to...
Representatives from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) appeared before the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday to request additional financial resources and institutional...
Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a controversial bill into law Friday that permits the government to punish media outlets for publishing racist content. Under the new law, the...
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) on Tuesday struck down several provisions of Canada's anti-prostitution laws, citing the danger they generate for sex workers. Invalidated were provisions of § 210, § 212 and...
The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a cloture motion on the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2011 , a defense appropriations bill that would have repealed the US armed forces' "Don't...
Police in the Netherlands violated a Dutch magazine's right to free expression by compelling disclosure of documentary evidence relating to anonymous sources, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday. The unanimous ruling centered around a...
The UK military's handling of detainees in overseas operations is "in compliance" with UK and international law, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) . According to British Army Inspector Brigadier...
Pakistani police announced Wednesday the arrest of three men suspected of helping Faisal Shahzad plan and fund his failed May attempt to detonate a bomb in New York City's Times Square. Officials said that...
