The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC) released a report on Tuesday with recommendations on reforming the criminal justice system in Ohio . The report details...
Two human rights groups on Tuesday called for the US, the UK and France to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia due to accusations and evidence that the weapons are being used in attacks against Yemen. Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy...
The US Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will hear Samsung's appeal against Apple regarding Apple's 2012 victory in a patent dispute. The appeal deals with the amount awarded to Apple, which in...
The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky presented reports to the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday finding that economic inequality has a negative impact on financial crises and undermines human...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Executive Director Kenneth Roth on Tuesday expressed concern over the EU Joint Action Plan with Turkey, urging EU leaders to reject proposed elements due their "disturbing disregard for international law covering...
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed , expressed continued concern Monday regarding Iran's alarming rate of juvenile executions and other flaws in the justice system . Shaheed's report ...
Egyptian Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind was relieved of his position on Sunday after making controversial statements on television. After being asked a question regarding the imprisonment of journalists, al-Zind's responded that he would even imprison the Prophet Mohammed. The response...
A federal lawsuit was filed on Monday against the governor of Mississippi challenging the state flag, the last one in the country that bears the Confederate battle emblem. Carlos Moore, the Mississippi native and civil rights lawyer that...
The head of the UN mission in Kosovo said Monday that Kosovo is set to face "complex challenges" this year and should shift focus towards more fundamental issues "such as the intrinsic links between post-conflict development, enforcement of...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned Italy for their role in the 2003 kidnapping situation in connection with the US extraordinary rendition program. The court stated that Italy failed to perform their...
