Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment John Knox called on Mongolia Wednesday to protect the environment. The call came as a result of economic and cultural implications the nations agricultural community is facing...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU-CO) filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging unlawful racial profiling. In the complaint , the ACLU alleges officers from the Aurora police department prevented Omar Hassan, a black Ethiopian...
The Federal Register posted a notice on Monday detailing an updated rule that will allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to track social media accounts of immigrants. The social media accounts will be collected as part of the...
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Tuesday announced by decree that the country will grant women driver's licenses beginning next June. The order was broadcast though Saudi Arabia's state television channel and...
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday introduced his "Medicare for all" bill. The Medicare for All Act of 2017 , which is cosponsored by 16 democrats including 2020 front runners Cory Booker, Kamala Harris,...
A coalition of rights groups, led by Human Rights First , called on the US Departments of State and Treasury Wednesday to use the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to sanction foreign citizens...
The council of Iraq on Tuesday denied the referendum petition of Kurdistan to permit its independence. The council voted to keep Kurdistan in its region despite its ongoing tensions to maintain the...
The British Parliament on Monday approved a bill to continue the process of withdrawal from the EU. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill passed by 326 votes to 290 after a lengthy debate ...
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to allow self-driving cars into the marketplace. The Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act will allow 100,000 autonomous vehicles...
Kem Sokha, head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was charged Tuesday with treason after his arrest on Sunday. The arrest of Sokha was first announced by his daughter on social media. Sokha and others were...
