The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons , especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo on Tuesday urged the international community to focus on the human rights of trafficked individuals when criminalizing and...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that heat-trapping pollutants such as carbon dioxide are endangering the...

An Omani court on Monday began a hearing against protesters who have been accused of defamation and illegal assembly, according to a local newspaper. The Omani authorities have detained more than 30 individuals who have been protesting against the...

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Monday she is pleased with the US Supreme Court's decision upholding the a controversial section of Arizona's immigration law and that she is confident...

The War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court on Tuesday sentenced 14 former members of the Yugoslav army and paramilitaries for killing non-Serb civilians during the Serbo-Croatian War in which around 20,000 people lost their lives....

The Netherlands plans to appeal a judgment finding its government liable for the death of three Bosnian Muslims (Bosiniaks) during the Srebrenica massacre and forcing it to compensate the men's families. The Hague Appeals...

The UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday urged South Sudan to adopt a plan to prevent further inter-communal violence in Jonglei State. The report [text,...

An Egyptian court on Tuesday struck down a government decree that restored broad arrest powers to Egyptian military officials. The Ministry of Justice issued the decree in June, restoring some of the power previously granted to the military through...

A Zambian court on Tuesday rejected the application for the de-registration of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) party which had held power for the past 20 years until September of last year. Lusaka High Court Judge Jane Kabuka...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a new Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in...