Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus has vetoed a bill that would provide same-sex partners with access to medical information, property inheritance, and the right to raise children equal to that of married couples, among other things. Klaus'...
US District Judge David G. Trager has granted the US Justice Department's request for dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit filed by Maher Arar , in what is believed to be the...
Yahoo! Inc. issued a statement Monday supporting freedom of speech in China in anticipation of its Wednesday testimony before the human rights subcommittee of the US House Committee on International Relations. The...
Initial results from the February 7 presidential election in Haiti indicate that Rene Preval , a former president and ally of ousted leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide has won...
Iraq's election chief on Friday announced certified results in the December 15 parliamentary elections , confirming results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) last month. Of the 275 seats, 128...
The defense team in the Saddam Hussein trial said Monday that the proceedings against the deposed Iraqi dictator in the Iraqi High Criminal Court - formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal - have been fixed...
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Friday that detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay who have been in the camp up to four years should have their cases heard and decided. Speaking to...
The US expects a major overhaul of the discredited UN Commission on Human Rights to occur this year, but will insist upon an actual improvement of the current model rather than adherence to artificial deadlines, the State...
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Bernetta D. Bush Monday approved a $20 million final settlement in a class action suit against newspaper publishing giant Hollinger International Inc. . Advertisers brought the suit claiming they had been defrauded by...
Iraq's newly-elected parliament will ignore a constitutional provision on setting the date for their first meeting, officials announced Monday. According to the constitution , approved in the 2005 October referendum , parliament is to...
