A UN Working Group on Monday concluded that people of African descent in Germany suffer discrimination, profiling and xenophobia on a day to day basis. The report concluded that, "institutional racism and racist stereotyping by the...
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UN: Germany failing to protect citizens of African descent
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Supreme Court hears arguments on social media use by sex offenders
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Supreme Court upholds advertising disclosure requirement during elections
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UN expert calls for Myanmar to end persecution against Rohingya population
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UN chief: populism and extremism causing disregard of basic human rights
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HRW expresses concern over proposed Hungary migration amendments
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Bergdahl lawyers seek to dismiss case in light of Trump comments
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China top court: reforms have improved court efficiency
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Supreme Court adds 3 cases, denies review in death penalty challenge
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EPA Chief promises aggressive rollback of Obama regulations
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Packingham v. North Carolina and Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions . In Packingham the court considered whether a law that bans the use of social media for...
The US Supreme Court affirmed the judgment in Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission in a summary disposition on Monday. The case revolved around whether Congress may require organizations engaged in policy...
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee called Monday for an immediate end to persecution against the Rohingya Muslim population after she spent four days in the country. Lee said [press...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged member states of the UN Human Rights Council to defend human rights in response to the global rise in populism and extremism on Monday. Guterres stated...
In a joint letter to European Union Commissioner of Migration, Human Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopolous on Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee expressed their concern regarding Hungary's proposed migration...
Attorneys representing US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl said Sunday that they will ask the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals to dismiss discretion charges against their client in light of comments made by President Donald...
The efficiency of the Chinese court system has been improved by 20 percent since 2013, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) announced Monday. The court released two white papers on judicial reform and court...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases following its February 24 conference. Among the cases that were denied review was a case involving a constitutional challenge to the death penalty. The...
On Saturday the newly confirmed head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scott Pruitt announced that they would be rolling back some Obama era regulations as soon as next week. When speaking at the Conservative Political...
