The Kansas State Senate approved a bill on Friday that forbids the use of foreign or religious law in Kansas courts. The bill both prohibits state judges from using foreign law to adjudicate disputes...
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Kansas senate approves bill banning use of foreign, religious law
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Suriname president’s trial put on hold
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ACLU seeks federal investigation into rights abuses on US-Mexico border
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Malaysia rights group finds Bush and associates guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
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Federal judge orders CIA Bay of Pigs volume to remain secret
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HRW urges Libya to amend new security law
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UN SG urges Israel to try or release Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
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DOJ files discrimination suit against Arizona sheriff
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Kosovo draft criminal code violates press freedom: HRW
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Argentina lawmakers approve gender identity law
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A judge in Suriname delayed the trial of President Desi Bouterse on Friday until a constitutional court can determine whether an amnesty law passed in April grants Bouterse immunity...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed a compliant with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking a federal investigation into allegations of abuse of individuals at ports of entries (POEs)...
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Friday found former US president George W. Bush and seven administration officials guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial. The five-member...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colombia ruled Thursday that the final volume in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) history of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) to amend a new law that protects people who committed crimes during last year's Libya conflict . The new...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the Israeli government to try or release more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners without delay to avoid any further risk on their health condition. The prisoners, who...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Thursday against Maricopa County, Arizona, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio alleging discriminatory conduct. The DOJ claims that Arpaio and...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the National Assembly of Kosovo Wednesday to remove certain provisions in the draft criminal code that they claim violate freedom of the press . In a letter , HRW...
The Argentine Senate approved a measure on Wednesday that allows people who want sex-change surgery or hormone therapy to have these treatments covered under their public or private health plans. The measure, known as the...
