A senior judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday gave final approval to a $410 million settlement in the class action suit against Bank of America (BOA) for...
Chinese copper mining companies in Zambia routinely violate national and international labor standards , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. The report describes poor health and safety standards, regular 12-hour and 18-hour work shifts,...
The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Tuesday ordered the prosecution to submit formal charges against four leaders of Jamaat e Islam (JI) who are suspected of war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation...
A court-martial began Friday for US Army Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, 26, charged with murdering civilians in Afghanistan as part of a rogue platoon that has attacked villagers in the Kandahar province. Gibbs' trial follows an 18-month investigation into crimes...
The corruption trial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader was postponed Friday for health reasons. Sanader has suffered from coronary problems and is expected to undergo a medical examination in preparation for trial now scheduled to...
Human rights defenders are still harassed, attacked and killed more than a decade after the international declaration adopted for their protection, a UN rights expert said Monday. UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya presented her fourth report [text,...
The Attorney General for British Columbia on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit filed by the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) against US president George W. Bush on torture allegations....
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court challenging Wisconsin's new voter identification law as a violation of the Wisconsin Constitution . Plaintiffs seek declaratory and...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday called for a full investigation into the killing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown...
The Washington Office of the Secretary of State on Monday released the names of 137,500 people who signed petitions for Referendum 71 (R-71), opposing domestic partnerships, after a federal judge lifted the injunction and granted...
