US Attorney General Eric Holder signed new guidelines on Thursday for the use of information not related to terrorism activities by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) . The NCTC is permitted to gather data on...
US Army Sgt. Robert Bales was charged with 17 counts of murder Friday for the alleged shooting of Afghan civilians, including women and children, in a Kandahar village almost two weeks ago. He will also be charged with six...
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday requiring the agency to initiate withdrawal proceedings that could lead...
Thirty-five Nigerian villages brought a suit against Shell Friday in a London court alleging Shell's slow response in cleaning up two oil spills in a neighboring river ruined their livelihoods. The lawsuit claims Shell is...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Friday over the harassment of Sri Lankan rights activists following the adoption of a UN resolution regarding the investigation of war crimes committed...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday rejected the motion for new trial filed by Allen Stanford . Judge David Hittner did...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday appealed two decisions by the Dane County Circuit Court blocking Wisconsin's new voter identification law . The DOJ filed on behalf of the defendants in...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted on Friday in favor of a resolution condemning the violence in Syria and extending the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry. The 47-member panel voted 41-3 for...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday urged the government of Sri Lanka to adequately investigate alleged war crimes that occurred during the country's 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Supreme Court of Chile violated a Chilean woman's right to equality and non-discrimination when it took away her children...