The Mexican government announced Thursday that it is reviewing a complaint by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) that Alabama's immigration law violates the North American Fair Trade Agreement (NAFTA)...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged Algeria on Wednesday to remove restraints on civil society organizations in North Africa. Pillay applauded Algeria for vast improvements that the country has made since the 1990s...
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the amended Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) , which now includes gays and lesbians, is not retroactive in its effect. The WLAD was amended in 2006 to protect...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania heard oral arguments on Thursday to determine whether Pennsylvania's voter ID law is constitutional. On its first day in session, the high court heard oral arguments to...
Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif died over the weekend at a hospital on the US Navy base after guards found him unconscious in his cell Saturday. Latif's identification was originally...
President-elect of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto announced Monday that he is proposing constitutional reforms that will increase government transparency. The proposed reforms will mark the first legislation that Mexico's new president has announced...
A Chilean judge sentenced General Manuel Contreras, former chief of police under the reign of Augusto Pinochet , to 15 years in prison on Thursday for murdering an opposition activist. Left-wing activist Ramon Martinez was...
All nine justices of Myanmar's Constitutional Court resigned Thursday after Parliament voted for impeachment. President Thein Sein has reportedly accepted the resignations of all nine justices. The parliament was created as part of Myanmar's constitutional...
A UN expert on Monday urged member states to improve access to justice for the poor , explaining that ensuring access to justice is a necessary step to combating poverty. The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty,...
The High Court of England and Wales on Tuesday struck down a petition calling for an independent inquiry into the killing of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers by British troops in 1948. The incident occurred during the Malayan...
