The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Wednesday that police cannot use general search warrants to acquire text messages from a service provider's database. In a 5-2 decision , the court found that text messages are private communications...

The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Christof Heyns on Monday urged the Indonesian government to restrict the use of capital punishment to comply with their international human rights obligations. On March 14, Malawian national Adami...

As I'm sure you're aware by now, we're nearing the end of our Spring 2013 Fundraising Drive. Although we've only got 3 and half days left, we're still well short of our goal. So, if you can afford...

Russia, pursuant to its attempt to crack down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) within its borders, on Wednesday raided the Moscow headquarters of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Transparency International . The most recent seizure came two...

Judge Katherine Forrest of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a pension plan against JPMorgan Chase (JPM) [corporate website; JURIST news...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Millbrook v. US that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and exceptions to it, waive the immunity...

Bahrain lawyer Jassim Sarhan confirmed Tuesday that 13 pro-democracy activists were sentenced to 10 years in jail. The sentences arise from attacks by the activists on police officers during recent protests. The activists are among dozens convicted...

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Comcast v. Behrend that judges can reach the merits of an underlying claim in determining whether to certify a class under Rule 23(b) ....

Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday sentenced two former Bosnian Serb police officers each to 22 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the...

Displaced people in Somalia face the risk of physical abuse and rape, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday. HRW noted that the threat of beatings and rape from internal...