The US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted an emergency order Friday freezing the assets of traders operating in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website; press...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday ordered a stay of execution for convicted killer Marcus Druery who had been scheduled for execution on August 1st. Druery has been diagnosed as schizophrenic by...
After four weeks of international negotiations, the deadline to approve an agreement at the UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty passed on Friday without consensus. The proposed regulations, entitled the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), would...
The Israeli government on Sunday requested that the Supreme Court of Israel block the planned evacuation of the Migron settlement in the West Bank . The court had earlier insisted upon an August...
The Obama administration on Friday amended regulations to offer same-sex domestic partners of federal employees some retirement benefits. The new regulation adds "same-sex domestic partners to the class of persons for which an insurable interest is presumed...
Amnesty International (AI) issued a statement today advocating for governments to more fully support the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The statement, which marked the tenth anniversary of the ICC coming into effect,...
The UN Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises expressed its concern on Friday that Rio+20 , the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development, failed to expressly state that businesses...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Israel on Sunday not to enforce its "Anti-Infiltration" policy, claiming the law violates asylum-seekers' "basic rights." According to HRW, Israel will soon begin enforcing the new law which reflects amendments...
A Spanish doctor has been ordered to pay child support for a baby who survived a botched abortion , a court in Palma de Mallorca announced on Wednesday. In April 2010 the mother went to a clinic in...
Two female soldiers filed suit Wednesday against the US Army and the Department of Defense to end a policy which bars women from combat units and related posts. The women claim the policy has limited...
