The Supreme Court of South Korea on Tuesday upheld a law that forbids an unfaithful spouse from filing for divorce. The 7-6 ruling was the result of a challenge to the law by a...
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South Korea top court upholds ban on divorce rights for unfaithful spouses
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Argentina military report shows internal abuse during Falklands War
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EU Court: Germany entitled to cut off employment benefits to migrant workers
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Federal appeals court bolsters power of ‘fair use’ in copyright law
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Guantanamo force-feeding videos released to federal court
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HRW urges Jordan to strengthen penal code, protect human rights
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UN rights chief urges ‘effective and principled migration governance’
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Ferguson Commission recommends police reform
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Kentucky county clerk will not block clerks from issuing same-sex licenses
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Egypt president accepts resignation of prime minister and cabinet
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The Argentina Armed Forces has released documents revealing that Argentinian soldiers were tortured and abused by their superiors during the Falklands War in 1982. It is reported that many low level soldiers faced...
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Germany was entitled to cut of unemployment benefits to a Swedish family who migrated to the country and held temporary jobs. The case involved...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled that copyright owners must consider "fair use" before demanding the removal of online materials. The fair use doctrine, composed of a four-part test...
The US government, on order from federal judge Gladys Kessler , has released eight redacted videos showing forced feedings at Guantanamo Bay prison. The videos, released to the US District Court for the District of Columbia ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday released a letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour encouraging the strengthening of amendments proposed to the country's 1960 penal code to better protect human rights. The articles, which are...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights , Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday, gave the opening statement at the 30th session of the Human Rights Council in which he addressed, among other pressing human rights...
A Ferguson, Missouri, reform panel on Monday released a report calling for the consolidation of police departments and municipal courts. The 16-member Ferguson Commission , established by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon following the shooting death...
Kentucky official Kim Davis, held in contempt for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses said Monday that she will not block her clerks from issuing the licenses. Davis was returning to work Monday following her release [JURIST...
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday accepted the resignation of his prime minister and and his cabinet. The resignation comes after former Agriculture Minister was detained on Monday, after an investigation headed...
