The Sudan National Elections Commission (NEC) announced on Sunday that an administrative referendum is set for July 1 for residents to determine whether Darfur should continue to be separated into...
The National Assembly of Hungary approved a new constitution on Monday by a margin of 262-44 and one abstention. Members of the country's socialist party (MSZP) [official website, in...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday found former Croatian Colonel General Ante Gotovina guilty of several counts of crimes against humanity and war...
Bahraini authorities said Monday that the head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights will face questioning by a military prosecutor over allegations that he tampered with photos of a detainee who died in custody....
The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to overturn regulations aimed at preserving the Internet as a free and open platform of communication. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the regulations last year , which...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn that respondents lacked standing to bring suit regarding the constitutionality of an Arizona tax credit....
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday reported the deaths of at least 800 civilians in the Ivory Coast town of Duekoue as a result of intercommunal violence that...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday denied a motion to dismiss a federal suit against former Somali prime minister and defense minister Mohamed Ali Samantar ....
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances called on the Chinese government Monday to free detained human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng , whom they claim is being held in...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday condemned a ban on strikes and inciting protests in Egypt as a violation of international law. Upon ratification by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces [NYT...
