Human rights experts at the UN called on Indonesia Monday to review and repeal its criminalization of blasphemy . The UN experts decided to step in after the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday denied Georgia death row inmate J.W. Ledford's request that his execution be carried out by firing squad rather than lethal injection. Ledford's counsel argued...
The European Union (EU) Council on Monday urged Venezuelan officials to release political prisoners and hold elections in hopes of ending the violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro . The EU called...
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appeared in Court on Wednesday and gave a four-hour deposition on the graft charges he faces. In the deposition, da Silvacriticized the charges as "illegitimate" and a...
A Canadian Federal Court ruled on Wednesday that certain provisions of the Citizen Act violate principles of fundamental justice under Canada's Bill of Rights . Judge Jocelyne Gagne , who ruled over eight cases involving the law,...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said on Monday that it will not reconsider its ruling to uphold the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat...
Amnesty International (AI) called for police restraint on Wednesday to protect protesters' rights in Venezuela. Protests continue in the country against President Nicolas Maduro , and hundreds of thousands of people held...
Australia's Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull, announced Tuesday that the country will be introducing stricter visa requirements for skilled foreign workers. The Prime Minister said the focus is to ensure that Australian jobs are "given to Australians...
The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit on Wednesday targeting the construction of the US-Mexico border wall proposed by US President Donald Trump . The group argues that the wall is in violation of...
Iceland's Parliament presented a bill on Tuesday that would require all public and private companies that employ more than 25 people to prove they provide equal pay for employees. If a company is...
