The Constitutional Court of Tajikistan has affirmed the legality of a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Tajikistan that would allow the possibility of current President Emomali Rahmon remaining president for life. The amendments were...
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Tajikistan court approves constitutional amendments removing limit on presidential term
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Federal judge rules UN ambassador not immune from bribery prosecution
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UN urges elimination of female genital mutilation by 2030
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Fourth Circuit requires application of strict scrutiny in challenge to Maryland gun law
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UN to Zika-affected nations: allow women access to contraception and abortion
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Poland president approves controversial surveillance law
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Israel court sentences two minors for Palestinian teenager’s death
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Human rights groups urge Sierra Leone president to sign abortion bill
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UN official expresses concern over administrative detention in Israel and Palestine
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Representatives from 12 countries sign Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Judge Vernon Broderick for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Thursday that suspended Deputy UN Ambassador Francis Lorenzo cannot claim diplomatic immunity on bribery charges. Lorenzo, representing the Dominican Republic, has...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement released on Friday urged all concerned countries to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030, calling it a “violent practice" scarring girls for life , endangering their...
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated a district court ruling that had upheld a Maryland law banning high-capacity magazines and semi-automatic rifles. The lower court had granted summary judgment in favor of...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged nations affected by the Zika virus to review their laws and allow women access to contraceptive devices and abortion . The commissioner reported that...
Polish President Andrzej Duda approved a new law on Thursday that grants the government greater access to digital data and broader use of surveillance for law enforcement. The ruling Law and Justice Party...
An Israeli court on Thursday sentenced two minors for the murder of a Palestinian teenager. The court sentenced one of the minors to life in prison while the other received 21 years as they were believed to have had a...
In an open letter released Thursday, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International , along with five other advocacy groups, urged Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma to sign a bill that would increase women's access to...
UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel Robert Piper on Tuesday expressed concern over "the continued practice of administrative detention in Israeli jails and detention centers." Piper specifically mentioned the case of Mohammed Al-Qiq, a...
Twelve countries across the Pacific-Rim on Thursday signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in New Zealand amid waves of protest. The twelve nations, which together make-up roughly 40% of the world's GDP , include the Australia,...
