Leaders in the US House and Senate on Monday evening announced that they had reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 after making some modifications and adding text. The bill, which was...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Tuesday that he will continue to monitor post-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Moreno-Ocampo said that he is in the process...
An order made public Thursday awarded Madoff trustee Irving Picard the right to appeal the dismissal of his $19 billion suit against JPMorgan Chase & Co. . >Judge Colleen McMahon of the US District Court for the Southern...
An estimated 7,000 detainees are still being held without due process by Libyan revolutionaries, according to a UN report made public Monday. The report to the UN Security Council, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon , says that...
Bahrain authorities used excessive force and tortured detainees involved in the pro-democracy demonstrations earlier this year, according to a report released Tuesday by an independent Bahraini government commission. The report, published by the Bahrain Independent Commission of...
The ruling military council in Egypt has committed numerous human rights violations, including abuse of protesters and journalists who voice their dissatisfaction with the government, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released...
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter said Friday that the World Trade Organization (WTO) must make food security a top priority at its global...
Six accused Somali pirates went on trial in Paris Tuesday on charges of hijacking, kidnapping and armed robbery in connection with a 2008 attack on a yacht. Then men are accused of capturing the...
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that his office would prosecute individuals involved election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is expected to hold presidential...
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) announced Tuesday that more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims are seeking damages from the UN and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for...
