Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to arrest suspected war criminal Bosco Ntaganda , a Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
An Indian couple on Wednesday challenged a UK immigration law that contains an English language speaking requirement. The provision , which was announced in June 2010 by UK Home Secretary Theresa May , requires an immigrant...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that those accused of being involved in a February 2009 mutiny are given fair trials. Members of...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday announced his intentions to propose a constitutional amendment that would provide a single, extended tenure for the president of Nigeria and its 36 governors. The president...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Ethiopian government Monday to stop using a "restrictive and vague" counterterrorism law to repress free speech. The Anti-Terrorism Proclamation of 2009 provides for penalties of...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday ruled 8-6 that law enforcement officers are permitted to obtain DNA samples from arrestees. Law enforcement officers sought a DNA sample from defendant Ruben...
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) and Torah Jews for Decency (TJD) filed a complaint on Monday challenging the Marriage Equality Act , which allows same-sex couples to marry in the state. The plaintiffs...
Accused war criminal Goran Hadzic on Monday refused to enter a plea before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Hadzic was extradited to The Hague last Friday, where he now...
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Ogun Samast for murdering Turkish-Armenian author Hrant Dink , journalist and former editor of the newspaper Agos , who was shot and killed in...
An Egyptian criminal court on Monday postponed the trial of former interior minister Habib el-Adly until August 3. El-Adly and Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak face charges of killing pro-democracy protesters during the...
