The Israel Parliament on Monday approved the first reading of a non-governmental organizations (NGO) transparency bill that would require any NGO that receives foreign political funding must publish the contributions. The bill, which passed in a...
The High Court of Delhi ruled Monday that women may legally serve as the head of a family, a role traditionally held by the eldest man. In traditional Hindu culture the eldest man serves as the "Karta,"...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Tunisia to reform its drug sentencing laws. According to the report, 28 percent of Tunisia's prison population are individuals who were convicted of drug crimes related to recreational use...
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin on Wednesday released an advisory opinion declaring that daily fantasy sports websites in which players pay to participate are considered gambling and are therefore illegal in the state. Chin noted...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the importance of education to prevent new genocides, speaking at an event acknowledging the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. The Secretary-General...
The Central Africa Republic (CAR) constitutional court on Monday certified the results of the first round of the recent presidential vote, resulting in a runoff between two former prime ministers. The election results reported that Anicet Georges...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez that an unaccepted settlement offer to a lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit does not end the legal challenge. The class...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Nebraska v. Parker the court heard arguments onwhether the town of Pender, Nebraska, is outside Indian property and thus not...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a letter Tuesday to the Indian Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment , urging it to strengthen provisions of the 2015 Rights of Transgender Persons Bill . In...
A German court on Monday announced that Hubert Z, a 95-year-old German man accused of being an accessory to the murder of 3,681 people at Auschwitz, will stand trial next month. Because of Germany's privacy laws Hubert Z's last...
