Brazil's High Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the same-sex marriage of two women. The court voted 4-1 in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages. The ruling...
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Brazil court recognizes same-sex marriage
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Gaddafi family to file ICC war crimes complaint against NATO
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Federal judge blocks ultrasound provision of North Carolina abortion law
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Ninth Circuit allows Papua New Guineans to sue mining company for genocide
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Federal judge compels release of Secure Communities document
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Guantanamo lawyer challenges possibility of indefinite detention despite acquittal
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Rights group warns Egypt military may cover up protester killings
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Human rights defenders still threatened: UN expert
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Australia AG refuses to allow Sri Lanka war crimes case
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EU to enforce aircraft emissions law despite US opposition
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The family of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi announced Wednesday that they plan to file a complaint against NATO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its alleged role in Gaddafi's death . Lawyer...
A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction , blocking part of the state's abortion law that required a physician to perform an ultrasound...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit by Papua New Guinea citizens against mining company Rio Tinto on claims of genocide and war crimes....
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday ordered the federal government to release a memorandum concerning the Secure Communities Program , a controversial immigration [JURIST news...
The lawyer for suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri has filed a challenge to the method in which Guantanamo Bay military tribunals are conducted. Navy...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Tuesday that Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces may attempt to cover up various aspects of the killing of more than two dozen mostly Coptic...
Human rights defenders are still harassed, attacked and killed more than a decade after the international declaration adopted for their protection, a UN rights expert said Monday. UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya presented her fourth report [text,...
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland refused Tuesday to allow a war crimes case against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa . McClelland's announcement was in response to charges filed by an Australian citizen claiming that during...
The European Union on Tuesday insisted that it will enforce its new cap-and-trade law on airline emissions for flights traveling to and from Europe despite strong opposition from the US. The new legislation,...
