The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held a hearing Tuesday on the appeal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko . The hearing comes just one day before a...
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Europe rights court hears Tymoshenko appeal
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UN SG urges international effort to combat illegal weapons trade
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Federal judge blocks Ohio law discarding provisional ballots cast in wrong precinct
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UN chief calls for immediate investigation into civilian deaths in Daraya, Syria
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Minnesota Supreme Court allows voter ID question on November ballot
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Federal court hears oral arguments on South Carolina voter ID law
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Romania parliament accepts court decision returning suspended president to office
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Russia feminist activists appeal 2-year prison sentence
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Supreme Court urged to deny review of California Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban
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Federal judge approves DOJ settlement over Seattle police department
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the international community to prevent the illegal trade of weapons , which are responsible for killing more than 500,000 people every year. The Program of Action adopted by...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday blocked a state election law adopted in 2006 that discards provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct. Pursuant to the law, the...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called Monday for an immediate and impartial investigation into the killing of hundreds of civilians in Daraya, Syria. According to spokesperson Martin Nesirky, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human...
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Monday that a question on voter identification can be put to referendum in November, disregarding protests from the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) . The ACLU-MN challenged...
Oral arguments began Monday in South Carolina v. US , as South Carolina defended its new voter identification law from a Department of Justice (DOJ) ruling that blocked its implementation. The law, which would require...
The Parliament of Romania on Monday recognized the return to office of suspended President Traian Basescu after accepting a recent Constitutional Court decision that invalidated a national referendum to remove the...
The lawyer for three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot on Monday appealed the two-year sentences imposed on the women last week. Defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov conceded that the decision of the Khamovnichesky District Court of...
Opponents of Proposition 8 , California's statewide ban on same-sex marriage urged the US Supreme Court on Friday not to grant the petition for a writ of certiorari submitted ...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Friday tentatively approved a settlement agreement between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the City of Seattle relating to a DOJ investigation...
