The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that allows for the type, manufacturers and sellers of drugs used for lethal injections to be kept confidential. This ruling would allow the execution of eight death...
Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. was acquitted Thursday of all charges in relation to the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. The case was presided over by Baltimore Circuit Associate Judge Barry Williams, who stated that...
The EU must stop returning refugees to Turkey, Amnesty International (AI) said Friday in a briefing . The briefing details the defects in Turkey's care of refugees, stating that the hardships faced by refugees cause such...
A group of UN independent human rights experts said Friday that human rights violations contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Special Rapporteurs on the right to health Dainius Pῡras, human rights defenders Michel Forst, extreme poverty,Philip Alston...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that provides protection to transgender persons in public places. House Bill 4253 , "An Act relative to gender identity and nondiscrimination," provides that those who identify as transgender shall...
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Wednesday sentenced Mohibur Rahman to death for his part in the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. His two associates, Mujibur Rahman and Abdur Razzak, were sentenced to life...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday denied a motion to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling in favor of a transgender Virginia student. The case, G.G. v. Gloucester County School...
Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo military commissions, settled a freedom of speech lawsuit on Tuesday against the Library of Congress after Davis was terminated from his position as assistant director of the Congressional Research...
A legal adviser to the European Court of Justice issued an opinion Tuesday finding that an employer may ban an employee from wearing a headscarf for religious purposes. Written by Advocate General Juliane Kokott , the...
The UN Refuge Agency (UNHCR) reported Tuesday that more than 2,500 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean and enter into Europe in 2016, marking an increase from the previous year. In the past week...
