Council of Europe (COE) Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg on Wednesday condemned the flurry of burqa and niqab bans that have been implemented recently around...
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US Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano on Friday criticized other nations for not advancing and embracing new technology, thus leaving themselves open to attacks from cyber-criminals. At an international security conference in...
Australia introduces cybercrime legislation, seeks to join international treaty
The Australian Government on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at reinforcing current cybercrime laws and improving Australia's international cybercrime security. Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O'Connor ...
UN rights council: US faces continued violence against women
A report by UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo has said that there is a continued prevalence of violence and discriminatory treatment of women in the US, with a heightened impact on poor, minority and...
Council of Europe launches international treaty to combat violence against women
The Council of Europe (COE) on Wednesday launched the first international convention to combat violence against women . The group announced that the "new landmark treaty of the Council of Europe opens the path for...
Sarah Paulsworth, University of Pittsburgh School of Law '12, writes about the absence of alternative military service in Azerbaijan and of protections afforded to conscientious objectors (COs) under international law... The Imprisoned Activist and condition of CO's in Azerbaijan On...
UN Security Council weighs Kosovo organ trafficking investigation
UN Special Representative to Kosovo Lamberto Zannier on Wednesday requested that the UN Security Council open an independent investigation into alleged incidents of organ trafficking , inhuman treatment and other crimes by the...
Council of Europe passes resolutions aimed at judicial reform
The Council of Europe (COE) 30th Conference of Ministers of Justice passed three resolutions on Friday at the close of the three-day meeting in Istanbul. The resolutions, "data protection and privacy in...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed into law a bill that will grant controversial new powers to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian Federation's successor to the...
Russia upper house approves bill expanding secret police powers
The Russian Federation Council on Monday approved legislation that will allow the country's secret police, the Federal Security Service (FSB) , to question citizens about their actions related to crimes that have not yet...