Disabled refugees in Greece are not given access to adequate living conditions and medical care, reported Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday. Although the EU has provided significant funding to the Greek government, the UN and nongovernmental...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a four-decade class action lawsuit against Washington DC over the treatment of intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals housed at Forest...
German Federal Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maiziere , released a plan Tuesday to overhaul the country's antiterror enforcement following the December lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market . Police have been seeking to improve...
A UN Independent Expert has warned that increasing austerity measures to the American territory will threaten residents' human rights. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky , the Independent Expert, stated that "ensuring financial stability, controlling public debt and reducing...
Indian police are accused of raping at least 16 women in Chhattisgarh in Bijapur district in October 2015, stated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Saturday. NHRC said that the "human rights of the victims have...
Yasin Aktay, spokesman for Turkey's ruling party said on Wednesday that the government is pushing for a Syrian cease-fire to be in place by 2017. Aktay confirmed that talks between Russia and Turkey are ongoing and that "Turkey's...
Greece's Eurozone creditors agreed on Saturday to unblock suspended debt-relief measures after Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras assured them that a Christmas gift he offered pensioners would be a "one-off." Last week Greece raised concerns with its...
A bill renewing US sanctions against Iran for another 10 years because law Thursday without President Barack Obama's signature. Obama has commented that the act will not affect the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) signed in...
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday signed by many US mayors warning of the potential economic losses Trump could cause if he repeals Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) [official...
The UK Supreme Court on Monday began hearing an appeal to last month's ruling that only parliament has the authority to trigger the UK's exit from the EU. The case centers around the question of...
