A UN panel of independent human rights experts warned Wednesday that recently-passed legislation in Malaysia would severely curtail the right to peaceably assemble in that country. The Peaceful Assembly Act 2011 ,...
A three-judge panel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accepted a request by prosecutors on Friday to reduce the number of crimes they intend to prove against former Serbian general and...
The Queensland Parliament passed legislation on Wednesday to legally recognize civil unions between same-sex couples. Queensland has joined its fellow Australian states of Tasmania, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) ...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ordered an injunction on Monday to prevent North Carolina from issuing specialty license plates that display a pro-life message, signifying a victory [press...
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state's death penalty law. The court's ruling affirmed the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering a 13-year old boy with a sledgehammer...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a brief in its appeal to the Montana Supreme Court arguing that denying partnership benefits to same-sex couples violates the Montana state...
A Tunisian appellate court ruled Tuesday that a Libyan senior official who served under Muammar Gaddafi should be extradited back to Libya. Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi , Gaddafi's former prime minister,...
A UK court ruled Tuesday that Catholic priests qualify as employees, meaning that the Catholic church could be held liable for sexual abuse by clergy members . A 47-year-old woman filed suit against the Portsmouth...
Egypt will amend its constitution to allow citizens living abroad to vote in parliamentary elections, according to a Wednesday report by state-run media outlet Al Ahram. Chairman of the High Commission for Elections [official...
The UN agencies dealing with fighting crime and aiding refugees signed a joint agreement on Tuesday to work more closely to combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking . The memorandum, signed by Yury Fedotov, the...
