A Kenyan judge on Thursday upheld the use of anal examinations to determine the sexual orientation of an individual. Judge Mathew Emukule said "I find no violation of human dignity, right to privacy and right to freedom...
A three-judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected the appeal of former Connecticut governor John Rowland's corruption charges on Friday. In its ruling, the court stated that "Rowland was...
Former Guatemalan president Otto Pérez Molina and former vice president Roxana Baldetti are among 70 people facing charges in relation to an scheme embezzling millions of dollars of government money. The most recent charges for the pair,...
Brazil must place more emphasis on remedying and preventing business-related human rights violations, according to a report presented Friday by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights . In its report, the Working Group...
Canada's Liberal government said Thursday that it would strike an amendment expanding the definition of who may seek physician-assisted suicide. The bill , which was passed Wednesday by the Senate , would allow individuals that are not...
In an opinion issued on Friday, the Venice Commission announced that it believes Poland's current surveillance powers are too broad and need to be checked. The opinion focuses on sections 19 and 20c of the Police Act...
A US magistrate judge issued an order on Thursday requiring California prisons to provide transgender inmates who identify as female access to female-oriented items to which inmates have access in women's correctional facilities. The order lists pajamas,...
A group of five doctors and the American Academy of Medical Ethics (AAME) filed suit Wednesday challenging a physician-assisted suicide law. The End of Life Option Act would allow "terminally-ill" patients, an individual who, determined...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday condemned a recent string of rocket and mortar attacks against residential areas and markets in Taizz, Yemen, from June 3 to June...
Members of the US House of Representatives approved bi-partisan legislation to relieve financial pressure on Puerto Rico on Thursday. The statute, entitled the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act of 2016 (PROMESA) , creates a financial...
