The Syrian government on Sunday approved a draft law that would allow the formation of political parties to oppose the ruling Baath Party, led by President Bashar al-Assad . The law would permit a political party to...
An independent commission on Sunday began investigating human rights violations related to the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Bahrain . The chairman of the five-person Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), Cherif Bassiouni , announced that the group's...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) "proxy access" rule. The rule allowed certain shareholders to have their board nominees...
A North Dakota judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction against a state law that effectively bans non-surgical abortions . The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a complaint ...
A proposed Saudi Arabian counterterrorism law would allow authorities to prosecute anti-government protestors, Amnesty International (AI) announced Friday. AI revealed that the Draft Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes and Financing of Terrorism...
A UK court on Thursday ruled that four elderly Kenyans could sue Britain's government on claims related to torture that took place during a 1950s anti-colonial rebellion. The Kenyans, who are now over 70 years old, allege...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA) and several other civil rights groups jointly filed a motion for preliminary injunction on Thursday in an effort to prevent an Alabama...
Somali children continue to be victims of war crimes , Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday. In a report entitled "In the Line of Fire: Somalia's Children Under Attack," AI provides evidence indicating that armed...
The Australian government announced Thursday that it will sue former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks for royalties from his memoir. Hicks spent more than five years without trial in US custody after being...
Ohio Governor John Kasich on Wednesday signed into law a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks. The legislation requires doctors to determine the viability of the fetus and seek a...
