A panel of judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed a ruling Tuesday that would have forced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to...
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Fifth Circuit gives government more time to decide on offshore drilling permits
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Federal appeals court allows woman to sue over forced removal of headscarf
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UN urges Turkish government to respect freedom of expression
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UN rights chief urges independent probe into Ivory Coast violence
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Uzbekistan government closes local HRW office
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Iraq to close controversial detention center over abuse claims
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Proposition 8 supporters argue for standing to appeal
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Bahrain king declares 3-month state of emergency amid widespread protests
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Obama administration urges Supreme Court to reject expedited health care review
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Guatemalans file class action suit over US medical experiments
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a lawsuit on Tuesday, allowing a Muslim woman to sue several government parties for forcing her to remove her religious headscarf while...
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged Turkish officials to respect journalists' freedom of expression . The international concern increased after the Turkish government...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for an independent investigation into post-election violence in the Ivory Coast on Monday as part of a report to the...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the Uzbekistan government has ordered the closure of the advocacy group's Uzbek office. HRW learned from the Uzbekistan Supreme Court on March 10 that,...
Iraq's Justice Ministry announced Monday that it will close a Green Zone detention center because of alleged human rights violations. Justice spokesperson Haidar al-Saad said this decision was made after last month's investigation into the prison's living...
Proponents of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban, on Monday urged the Supreme Court of California to allow them to defend the measure when state officials refuse to do so. Last...
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa declared a three-month state of emergency Tuesday in response to growing unrest in the island nation. The announcement of the martial law style system was made...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the Supreme Court Monday urging the court not to take a case challenging the constitutionality of the 2010 health care reform law [HR...
Seven Guatemalans filed a class action lawsuit on Monday with the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that they had been the subject of non-consensual human medical experimentation by the US Public Health Service...
