The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday adopted a resolution establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate ongoing human rights violations in North Korea. The resolution was unanimously passed during the 22nd Regular Session...
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UN rights council to investigate North Korea human rights violations
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India high court upholds death sentence for 1993 Mumbai bombings
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UN rights body adopts resolution on Sri Lanka
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Kenya high court demands silence over 2013 election case
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Supreme Court hears arguments in California raisins case
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Supreme Court rules federal Medicaid statute pre-empts state law
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Legal experts tell Senate drones require new privacy laws
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to animal rights protest law
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HRW urges Libya government to ensure protection of civilians
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Supreme Court rules stormwater pollution case can proceed
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The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence for one of the plotters of the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings that killed 257 people. Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, brother of...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday passed a resolution to promote reconciliation and accountability in war-torn Sri Lanka , a nation facing various allegations of human rights violations. Calling for an...
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Wednesday ordered the parties involved in the March 4 election dispute to restrain from making public statements with regard to the case. The court also warned civic groups and...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture on whether a party can raise the Fifth Amendment takings clause as a defense when charged by the...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6–3 Tuesday in Wos v. EMA , formerly Delia v. EMA , that the NC Gen. Stat. § 108A-57, which takes a third of medical malpractice settlements for Medicaid reimbursement,...
A group of legal experts testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday regarding the growing need for new privacy laws because of the rapid advancement of drone technologies and their increased use. The escalation ...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Monday dismissed a challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2006 (AETA) . The challenge was brought by...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Libyan government Wednesday to take steps to secure the human rights of residents of Tawergha, who have been targeted for revenge because of their believed support of Muammar Gaddafi...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Wednesday in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NDEC) that 33 USC § 1369 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is not a jurisdictional bar...
