Moise Katumbi, Democratic Republic of Congo presidential hopeful, was indicted on Thursday for hiring foreign mercenaries. According to a Reuters report, Katumbi is claimed to have hired the mercenaries in a plot against the state ...
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DRC opposition candidate charged with hiring foreign mercenaries
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UK court upholds plain packaging on cigarettes
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Oklahoma legislature approves bill criminalizing abortion
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Venezuela high court upholds state of emergency
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UN rights office condemns Iran sentencing of human rights activist
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Supreme Court rules defendants need not win ‘on the merits’ to receive attorney’s fees under Title VII
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Supreme Court rules state law offense may be deemed aggravated felony
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HRW: sexual assault victims being wrongfully discharged from US military
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UN rights chief welcomes Pfizer measures to prevent use of drugs for executions
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South Carolina lawmakers approve 20-week abortion ban
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The UK's High Court of Justice struck down a challenge by several cigarette companies against requiring plain packaging on cigarette packaging. In its almost 400-page decision , the court upheld the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products...
The Oklahoma Legislature approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize performing abortions. The bill, SB 1552 , reads in pertinent part, "no person shall perform or induce an abortion upon a pregnant woman," and "...
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) on Thursday ruled that an economic state of emergency declared by President Nicolas Maduro is constitutional. The declaration, issued on May 13, gives the president special reach...
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Friday condemned Iranian authorities for the sentencing of Nargis Mohammadi, an anti-death penalty activist. Mohammadi is currently being held in Evin Prison, which...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in CRST Van Expedited, Inc v. EEOC does not require a favorable ruling...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 on Thursday in Torres v. Lynch that a "state crime counts as an aggravated felony when it corresponds to a specified federal offense in all ways," and that...
Thousands of victims of sexual assault in the US Military have been unfairly discharged, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report Thursday. The 128-page report, the result of a 28-month investigation with the support of Protect...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday welcomed the measures being taken by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to prevent the use of its drugs in state-sponsored execution by lethal injection. Pfizer announced...
South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban abortions at 20 weeks or later. The House of Representatives voted 79-29 in favor of the bill, which does not contain exceptions for rape or incest....
