An 11-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday upheld part of a South Dakota abortion law that requires doctors to inform women seeking abortions that...
Head of the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) Augustine Mahiga on Monday praised Somali leaders for their progress in the selection of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) who will be...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the government is not required to release documents that are designated as secret, even though they have allegedly been made...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a law in Pennsylvania that requires voters to present photo identification before voting, according to a letter released on Monday. The letter, which was...
The African Union (AU) will vote on whether to establish a continental criminal court to try human rights crimes, an AU official said Friday. Judge Gerard Niyungeko, president of the African Court on Human...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against several banks, including Bank of America (BOA) and Wells Fargo & Company , alleging that banks engaged in price-fixing...
Politicians from two political parties in Russia on Friday asked the country's Constitutional Court to consider the constitutionality of a new law that greatly increases penalties for protesters who violate demonstration regulations. The new law...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Russian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of rights activist Natalia Estemirova , including an inquiry into possible official involvement in the killing. Estemirova,...
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday praised an announcement by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak of plans to repeal the country's 1948...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning , joined by attorneys general from six other states will continue their lawsuit challenging new health care mandates in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that...
