The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) recommended Monday that the Canadian correctional system put an end to solitary confinement in provincial jails. Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane stressed that such segregation practices...
Two Turkish journalists were released from Silivri prison early Friday after Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the detention violated their personal liberty, security, and freedom of expression and press. Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, employees of...
The Greek Parliament approved a bill on Saturday which provides health insurance and municipality jobs to poor Greek citizens affected by the country's recent austerity measures. Last October, the Syriza-controlled government passed more...
A Cairo-based rehabilitation center for torture victims filed an application to the court on Sunday to postpone its pending closure. Last Wednesday, Egyptian police officers advised the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence that...
The Kentucky Senate approved a bill on Thursday that would create distinct marriage license forms for opposite-sex and same-sex couples. The bill in its current form provides that opposite-sex couples register themselves as...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action suit against Kansas on Thursday on behalf of six individuals challenging Kansas' voter registration law. Since 2011, Kansas has been one of only four states that...
Bosnian police arrested three former policemen, including previously-convicted Darko Mrdja, on new charges of war crimes against non-Serb detainees during the Bosnian War. The three suspects have been accused of killing at least 10 non-Serbs as part...
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert began his 19-month prison sentence on Monday following his attempts to appeal his conviction for bribery. Olmert was convicted in 2014 for accepting several bribes for housing projects in...
UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Territories Makarim Wibisono urged Israel on Thursday to address its use of excessive force against Palestinians and to charge or release all administrative detainees. In a report to the UN Human...
Maldives police arrested a judge and former prosecutor general on Sunday for issuing an arrest warrant for current president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom without police consent. Yameen's spokesman identified the arrested men as Judge Ahmed...
