Former Philippines president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges before a special anti-graft court in the Philippines. The corruption charges stem from a government...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday criticized the government of Thailand for granting legal immunity to officials who allegedly violated human rights during an outbreak of political violence in 2010. In the press release, HRW...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday agreed to strengthen human rights protections during its annual summit. ASEAN Chairman Hun Sen , who is also Prime Minister of Cambodia,...
A group of same-sex couples filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the grounds that the law discriminates against same-sex couples in which one...
Two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's voter ID law are heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court after two appellate courts sent them to the state's high court on Wednesday. In the two...
The Arizona State Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy, with an exception carved out only for medical emergencies. In addition to banning...
The Georgia State Senate approved legislation on Monday that eases the restrictions on abortion imposed by a bill passed by the Georgia House of Representatives earlier in March. The House bill...
Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Tuesday signed into law a bill that extends the waiting period for a woman seeking an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours. The Utah waiting period law closely...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published an open letter on Tuesday to leaders of a movement opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad , alleging that members of the opposition movement have tortured, kidnapped...
The Idaho State Senate approved a bill on Monday requiring a woman who is seeking an abortion to first receive an ultrasound. The ultrasound bill's purported goal is to ensure that a woman's "consent...
