Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan of the High Court of Peshawar ruled Thursday that US drone strikes in the region are illegal. The justice also directed Pakistan's Foreign Ministry to introduce a resolution against such attacks in...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged the Egyptian government on Wednesday to ensure that a draft law on civil society organizations does not give authorities the ability to crack down on such...
The Louisiana Supreme Court decided 6-1 on Tuesday to strike down a law which funds school tuition vouchers for private schools. The court held that the law's diversion of funds from the Minimum Foundation Program...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of human rights violations in the Central African Republic (CAR) . Since the Seleka coalition forces [WorldWideConflict...
US authorities have engaged in the torture of detainees, and the nation's "highest officials" bear some of the responsibility, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Constitution Project , a bi-partisan legal advocacy and...
Uruguay's House of Representatives gave final approval on Thursday of the Marriage Equality Law, which allows same-sex couples to marry. Uruguay's Senate approved the bill last week. The bill passed the lower house...
The Syrian Air Force is deliberately targeting civilians in air strikes, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Wednesday. According to the report, which is based on visits to 50 sites of government air...
Justice Jawwad Skawaja of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on Tuesday that the trial for former Pakistani president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf will be postponed until April 15. While the...
Amnesty International (AI) called upon the European Union (EU) on Thursday to end discrimination against Roma communities throughout Europe. There are roughly six million Roma throughout the EU, many of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a law on Tuesday giving him the authority to select candidates for regional elections. Under the new law, Putin will have the ability to submit three candidates ...
