The Senate of Brazil on Tuesday approved a measure to limit growth in federal spending to the rate of inflation for the next 20 years. The austerity measure, known as PEC 55 [press release,...
The Mexican Senate on Tuesday approved the use of medical marijuana. The announcement was made on the official Senate twitter along with a video of the debate. Number-803 allows for the...
Qatar's new labor reforms, which take effect Tuesday, fail to provide adequate protections for migrant workers, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released Monday. The country replaced it previous 2009 sponsorship law with...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday accused Syrian pro-government forces of going door to door and systematically killing civilians in at least four neighborhoods. The killings have reportedly resulted in...
Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission on Sunday announced that a referendum to give the government more power has passed. The referendum gives more control to the prime minister by bestowing the...
The UK government said Monday it will use its terrorism laws to ban a neo-Nazi group, marking the first time such a step has been taken. The move would make it a crime to be a...
The High Court in Nairobi ruled Wednesday that an HIV data collection directive violates fundamental rights to privacy and is therefore unconstitutional . The data collection was ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta last year...
A court in Chile on Saturday rejected a war crimes lawsuit filed against three justices on the Israeli Supreme Court who authorized the construction of a security wall for the Israeli settlements in the West bank. The lawsuit...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday urged Argentina to release activist Milagro Sala who has been detained since the beginning of the year in the Jujuy province. Milagro Sala , an elected...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed concern for global human rights. The commissioner urged the promotion of human rights and dignity in an informal briefing to the human rights council after completing...
