The UK Court of Appeal on Thursday approved the National Health Services (NHS) to fund research into the HIV drug PReP. The ruling has established that NHS England has the ability, but not...
The Palestinian Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that President Mahmoud Abbas can revoke the parliamentary immunity of lawmakers, which will allow him to expel various political opponents. The ruling upheld Abbas' 2012 revocation of Mohammad Dahlan's immunity; Dahlan is considered Abbas'...
The Australian Senate on Sunday rejected a proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage. The bill was defeated 29-33 even though Attorney General George Brandis had warned that "the cause of marriage equality will be delayed for years." The bill...
A group of UN human rights experts called on the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Thursday to revoke what they consider an unjustified ban on protests in Kinshasa, the DRC capital. The statement says...
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday threw out a challenge to Ohio's execution secrecy law. Under HB 663 , the identity of individuals and entities that participate in the lethal...
Dutch nationalist politician Geert Wilders went on trial in absentia Monday after being charged with discrimination and inciting hatred due to statements he made on the campaign trial in 2014. Wilders is the leader and founder...
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday blocked the execution of a murder convict who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2012. The order is pending reconsideration of an earlier ruling that held that Imdad Ali's condition...
The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland on Friday dismissed a multi-issue legal challenge to the UK's exit from the EU, known as Brexit. There were multiple issues under consideration by the court all...
The Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo filed an indictment Friday charging politician Fatmir Limaj with war crimes . The charges have been levied because of the murder of two civilians, Ramiz Hoxha and Selman Binishi,...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized South Africa Monday for its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The rights group called the move a blow to the country's post-apartheid reconstruction and the...
