A spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that Pillay has sent a letter to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urging him to reconsider a recent decree expanding presidential...
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday acquitted former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commanders Ramush Haradinaj , Idriz Balaj, and Laji Brahimaj of all charges. Haradinaj...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday voiced its concern for Congolese civilians displaced by continued fighting in North Kivu. The UNHCR and its affiliates typically oversee 31 refugee camps hosting over 108,000...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of New Jersey immigrants challenging mandatory detention procedures. The policy in question is 8 USC § 1226(c) , which...
Six Pennsylvania judges filed suit challenging a section of the state constitution which requires all justices and judges of Pennsylvania to retire at the end of the calendar year in which they reach the age of...
Libya should not grant amnesty for war crimes committed on either side of the country's uprising against former leader Muammar Gaddafi , International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda...
An independent UN rights expert on Monday urged justice for victims of domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) , saying high rates of violence can largely be attributed to war-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, addiction and...
