UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday criticized Gambia for its passage and enforcement of legislation criminalizing homosexual acts. In October Gambia President Yahya Jammeh signed into law...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ruled that religious non-profit groups' rights were not violated when required to certify that they are opting out of the contraception mandate...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a petition for certiorari on behalf of same-sex couples in Ohio with the US Supreme Court on Friday asking the court to resolve a circuit split on...
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan approved a plan on Friday to resolve Detroit's seven billion dollars of debt and return the city to solvency. The plan includes settlements regarding post-employment...
Malaysia's Court of Appeal in Putrajaya struck down an anti-crossdressing law on Friday. Each of Malaysia's thirteen states and three federal territories have laws prohibiting a man from "posing" as a woman ,...
Nevada citizens on Tuesday voted to approve the creation of an appellate court in Nevada . Previously, the state's 10 district courts could hear appeals from municipal and justice courts, but the Nevada Supreme Court was...
Amnesty International (AI) called on leadership in Burkina Faso on Friday to control security forces amidst crackdowns against protesters . Protests erupted in Burkina Faso earlier this week in response to attempts by President Blaise Compaore...
Myanmar's parliament will consider amending the country's 2008 constitution following talks between Myanmar President Thein Sein , top army officials and opposition leadership, an official said Friday. The opposition National League for Democracy...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday that Islamic State (IS) militants carried out mass executions of Shiite inmates in Iraq after seizing the Badoush Prison near Mosul in June. According to reports...
A court in Denmark has convicted Gottfrid Svartholm Warg , the co-founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) , and an accomplice for stealing Danish public records from the US-based information technology business...
