Federal judge strikes down Mississippi same-sex adoption ban
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi struck down Mississippi's ban on adoption by same-sex partners on Thursday. The Campaign for Southern Equality, Family Equality Council and two...
The Italian Senate , using a confidence motion in parliament on Thursday, voted 173-71 to approve a bill permitting civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples. The approved bill...
UN rights chief expresses 'serious concern' over security measures adopted by European nations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday expressed "serious concern" at the recent adoption of security measures by several European countries by joint agreement . The measures were adopted at a...
The Supreme Court of India agreed Tuesday to review its 2013 decision reinstating an 1861 law prohibiting sex between consenting adults of the same sex. The law, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, was...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a letter Tuesday to the Indian Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment , urging it to strengthen provisions of the 2015 Rights of Transgender Persons Bill . In...
China court accepts first same-sex marriage application case
A court in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, on Wednesday agreed to hear China's first legal challenge over a refusal to issue same-sex marriage applications. A 26-year-old man filed a case against a civil affairs bureau...
Voters in Slovenia on Sunday rejected a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. The measure was defeated by a large margin , with more than 63 percent of voters rejecting...
The EU's Common Immigration & Asylum Policy—Drowning Along with the Refugees?
JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Eaker, former Professor at the American University of Paris, discusses the European Union's Immigration and Asylum Policy ... "The challenge to the European project today is existential. The refugee crisis has brought that to light. What...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the European Union (EU) and Western Balkans states to focus on remedying what it characterizes as deplorable conditions for asylum-seekers in Europe. With hundreds of thousands of...
Mississippi activists challenge state's same-sex adoption ban
Mississippi civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the policy of the Mississippi Department of Human Services that bans adoption by married same-sex couples. The Campaign for Southern Equality, Family Equality Council [advocacy...
