Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged US President Barack Obama to press United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to act upon the worsening human rights situation...
The Maryland Senate on Monday voted 42-4 to approve a bill legalizing medical marijuana programs at participating research centers. The bill was approved by the state's House of Delegates in...
The Kansas legislature on Friday approved an anti-abortion bill that declares that life begins at fertilization, granting unborn children "all the rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons, citizens and...
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday voted 52-45 to override Governor Mike Beebe's veto of a bill that requires voters to provide photo identification. Since the state senate voted March...
The Myanmar government must investigate and hold accountable those involved in the deadly violence in the Mandalay Region in March, in which an estimated 40 people were killed and 61 more were wounded, Human Rights Watch said...
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Wednesday expressed concern about excessive detention and lack of legal assistance in Brazil, after a ten day visit to the country. The group found that...
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Wednesday that police cannot use general search warrants to acquire text messages from a service provider's database. In a 5-2 decision , the court found that text messages are private communications...
The Supreme Court of Mexico on Monday published the written judgment for its December decision striking down Oaxaca's same-sex marriage ban. In its reasoning the Mexican high court compared the Oaxaca law...
