Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Tunisian lawmakers to revise a draft law that would limit judicial independence in the country. According to HRW, the new bill sets up a temporary council for judicial...
Three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot went on trial on Monday for charges relating to their performance of a protest song in a Russian Orthodox church. The three women have been charged with "hooliganism" [RAPSI...
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday struck down a state law that prohibited out-of-state residents from circulating petitions for third-party candidates. Virginia law requires that candidates from parties...
The French National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a new sexual harassment law that criminalizes the act, imposing a punishment of up to three years in jail. The new law comes three...
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said that he believes he should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST...
Complaints about violations committed by Mexico's military forces have been on the rise, a report issued by the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego (TBI) said on Monday. The report alleges that Mexican...
Malian soldiers loyal to the country's coup leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo, have been committing human rights violations, including torture, extra-judicial killings, and enforced disappearances, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report on Tuesday....
The US Department of State (DOS) on Monday released its annual International Religious Freedom Report documenting threats to religious freedom throughout the world. The report documents current international threats to religious freedom—particularly laws that punish religious...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday declined to block enforcement of a new Arizona abortion regulation that will ban abortions after 20 weeks unless...
An Egyptian court on Monday postponed the next stage in a hearing challenging the composition of Egypt's constitutional assembly, the council responsible for drafting the country's new constitution, until late September. The assembly faces its latest challenge from a...
