The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Moldova violated the rights to peaceful assembly and to be free from discrimination by banning gay groups from protesting in front of the country's parliament. In 2005,...
Bolivian authorities on Monday arrested a former chief of the country's armed forces on corruption charges. Prosecutor Harry Suaznabar charged General Alvin Kippes with illicit enrichment, dereliction of duty and abuse of influence, all...
A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced the first suspect in the 2007 post-election violence to life imprisonment. Justice Roselyn Wendoh convicted Paul Ruto, who is not related to William Ruto , for the murder...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Myanmar to ensure the safety of communities in the Arakan State. According to HRW, the violence between Arakan Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday found former Pakistan ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani guilty of authoring the secret memo that implied Pakistani politicians were collaborating with US...
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled on Monday that HTC could not use five patents that it obtained from Google last August in its case against...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a new report on Monday detailing the violations committed against children in conflict zones. The report discussed each conflict zone, including Afghanistan , Central...
The Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday began its investigation into the state's stand your ground law . The task force is holding its first public...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California expressed his concern on Friday that the plaintiffs may not have sufficient evidence to proceed with their gender discrimination case against Wal-Mart. Although they...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released on Monday the Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report documenting that the overall rate of violent crimes has decreased throughout the nation. The report was compiled from information...
