The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday denied a request filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) to hold an en banc hearing to reconsider a challenge to...
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Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider Texas sonogram law
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Former Croatia interior minister pleads not guity to war crimes charges
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Rights group urges South Sudan to prosecute those responsible for ethnic violence
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UN rights office calls for ICC trial for Syria officials
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Virginia senate approves bill allowing adoption agencies to refuse placement
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Uganda to drop death penalty from bill criminalizing homosexuality
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UN rights office expresses concern over deaths in South America prisons
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Lawyer for 9/11 suspect challenges government review of legal correspondence
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Senate panel approves bill to televise Supreme Court proceedings
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UN welcomes new Libya electoral law
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Former Croatian military commander and senior interior minister Tomislav Mercep pleaded not guilty Friday for war crimes committed against Serbians during the 1990s conflict in the Balkans. The Municipal Court in Zagreb charged that he...
Human Rights Watch Director Daniel Bekele on Friday urged South Sudan to investigate attacks made on Murle villages in December and prosecute those responsible. In this organized attack , thousands...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Friday reiterated its call for international action to protect civilians in Syria , calling for Syrian officials suspected of crimes against humanity to be...
The Virginia Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse placement to families if the agency, or anyone affiliated with it, disagrees with the proposed placement based on religious beliefs....
Ugandan MP David Bahati announced on Friday that clauses mandating the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" would be dropped from the controversial bill that would criminalize homosexuality. The bill was reintroduced to the Parliament of Uganda [official...
Amerigo Incalcaterra, the regional representative for South America from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) , expressed concern Tuesday over the violence in prisons in South America...
James Connell, defense lawyer for suspected 9/11 conspirator Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday challenging an order for military officials to read all...
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 11-7 in favor of a bill that would allow televising of US Supreme Court proceedings. Currently, only few citizens can hear the...
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday welcomed the new electoral law adopted by the National Transitional Council (NTC) . The draft of the electoral law...
