The EU's "hotspot approach" to processing refugees is pressuring Italian authorities to use illegal procedures, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Thursday. The report was composed after conducting interviews with more than...
The justice minister of South Africa on Thursday submitted a bill to parliament seeking withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Tshililo Michael Masutha , the Minister of Justice of South Africa, presented the bill due to...
A UN human rights expert on Monday called for new approaches to prevent trafficking among increasing numbers of people fleeing conflict. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro , the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, released a full report...
South Africa's top prosecutor on Monday dropped fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan . Shaun Abrahams , an advocate for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) , said the decision comes after determining Gordhan did not intentionally...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday ruled that music companies that previously composed EMI Group, Ltd. can pursue copyright infringement claims against an old online music storage company and its CEO,...
A US district judge on Tuesday approved a $14.7 billion settlement between Volkswagen AG (VW) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the state of California and car owners who filed...
Popular services like Snapchat and Skype are falling short on privacy protections for their users , Amnesty International (AI) said in a new report . The report, released Friday, ranked the 11 companies that provide the...
According to a report on Monday, the Burundi Interior Ministry issued an order last week withdrawing permits from a prominent human rights group and four other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and...
An administrative court in Lille, France, on Tuesday rejected requests from almost a dozen aid groups and permitted the closure process of the "Jungle" migrant camp near Calais to continue. President François Hollande ...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia on Monday filed a lawsuit against two officials in Georgia seeking an extension of the voting registration deadline . The lawsuit comes after Hurricane Matthew affected many coastal...
