The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released a report Tuesday stating that both government troops and opposition rebels are targeting civilians in Syria's civil war.The report says that the...
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UN: Syria troops and rebels targeting civilians in civil war
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Indonesia court rejects French citizen’s death sentence appeal
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North Korea high court sentences 2 South Koreans to life imprisonment
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UN: Ireland must improve women’s reproductive rights
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Supreme Court to rule on veterans’ business priority
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UN panel to investigate sexual abuse claims against French soldiers
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UN finds evidence of war crimes by both Israel and Hamas in conflict
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Supreme Court rules patent expiration ends licensing fees
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Supreme Court rules police need warrant to see hotel guest lists
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Supreme Court rules for inmate in pre-trial excessive force case
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The State Administrative Court of Jakarta on Monday denied the clemency appeal of a French citizen sentenced to death on a drug trafficking charge. The appeal of Serge Atlaoui was an effort to reverse the...
The Supreme Court of North Korea on Tuesday sentenced two South Korean men to indefinite labor on subversion charges, according to the Korean Central News Agency of North Korea. Kim Kuk Gi and Choe Chun Gil...
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Monday released a report calling on Ireland to "take all necessary steps, including a referendum on abortion, to revise its legislation on abortion." The committee...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Kingdomware Technologies v. United States , a case that deals with the rights of small-business-owning veterans to receive benefits from the Department...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday announced the appointment of an independent panel to review the organization's handling of allegations that French and African soldiers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic from...
A report released Monday by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict found that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the conflict. The 51 day Gaza...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment that patent holders still cannot charge royalties after the expiration of a patent. The decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in City of Los Angeles v. Patel that police must obtain a search warrant before demanding to inspect a hotel's guest list. At issue was a...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Kingsley v. Hendrickson that force used against pre-trial detainees must be "objectively reasonable," the same standard used outside of prisons. The plaintiff in the case brought an...
