On Thursday the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania for denying zoning approval to a mosque in 2014. The complaint alleges that the township violated the federal Religious Land Use...
According to a 56-page report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International , Ukrainian government officials and Russia-backed separatists in the Ukraine have subjected citizen to "prolonged, arbitrary detention," torture, or other forms of inhumane...
On Thursday, Michigan Attorney General spokesman John Sellek said that Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson plan to appeal an injunction on the state's law eliminating straight-ticket...
Today the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde was ordered by a French court to face criminal trial for her negligence in facilitating a $400 million government payout to...
On Thursday Indonesian officials rejected the findings of the international people's tribunal formed at the Hague that Indonesia had committed crimes against humanity in killing the country's communist party members and followers in the 1960s. The tribunal...
Software developer Bitmanagement Software GmbH has filed a lawsuit against the United States Navy in the United States Court of Federal Claims . In its complaint, the German software company claims the Navy infringed...
Former Serbian paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic, also known Daniel Sneddon, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of "war crimes" brought against him. The 61-year old Vasiljkovic will face a court in the port of...
The House Intelligence Committee on Friday released declassified "28-pages" , detailing connections between Saudi Arabia and 9/11 hijackers. Whether "28-pages" should be released was a hotly debated matter, spanning years as victims' families and lawmakers had pressed for...
An 18-person UN human rights panel called on Kuwait Friday to amend its compulsory DNA testing law. The law, a counter-terrorism measure put in place by Kuwait's parliament in 2015, facilitated a DNA database of citizens and...
Thousands of children in Afghanistan are currently working in conditions hazardous to their health, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . According to the report, many of these children work in jobs...
