The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled Tuesday that the July 29 national referendum to remove President Traian Basescu from office is invalidated for failing to achieve the required threshold of 50 percent voter turnout. The...

The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice urged the government of Tunisia on Tuesday to ensure that women's rights are protected in line with the nation's...

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday sought a life sentence for former Bosnian Serb army commander Zdravko Tolimir , who served under Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news...

The government of Uganda is harassing and intimidating rights groups and other non-government organizations (NGOs), Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The report, entitled "Curtailing Criticism: Intimidation and Obstruction of Civil Society in Uganda," documents the...

Ukrainian prosecutors on Tuesday urged an appeals court not to hear the appeal of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in her corruption trial. Prosecutors told the court that Tymoshenko's trial had already established her...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down several provisions of Alabama's controversial immigration law on Monday while upholding a few sections of the law. The court also rejected...

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced on Monday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the state's new voter identification law . The DOJ found that the new law does not violate the Voting...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday rejected Argentina's attempt to prevent bondholders from acquiring bank documents regarding the country's assets outside US territory. To no avail, Argentina asserted ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday dismissed a challenge by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo that the court lacks jurisdiction to try him. Gbagbo is being charged...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists filed a lawsuit against Russian authorities Monday in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) . The founders of Pride House in Sochi filed the lawsuit seeking €200,000 over...