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Bahrain rights activists on hunger strike
March 25, 2013 by Peter Snyder
Two Bahraini human rights activists have intensified their hunger strike and are refusing fluids, according to a report released Monday by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR). According to the report Zainab al-Khawaja and her father, prominent human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.... [more]
UN official: Iran threatening human rights activists
October 13, 2012 by Max Slater
A UN official on Thursday released a report indicating that the government of Iran is torturing human rights activists and threatening the activists' families with rape or death. In a report to the UN General Assembly UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed declared that human.... [more]
DC Circuit upholds constitutionality of health care law
November 9, 2011 by Brandon Gatto
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruled 2-1 on Tuesday to uphold the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Senior Circuit Judges Laurence Silberman in his opinion affirmed that Congress did not overstep its Article One.... [more]
South Korea enacts chemical castration law
July 24, 2011 by Jennie Ryan
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Sunday that it has enacted a law which allows the use of chemical castration on sex offenders convicted of attacking children under the age of 16 years old. The bill passed in the National Assembly last year 137-13 with 140 legislators declining to.... [more]
US officials concealed details of immigrant deaths in detention: NYT
January 10, 2010 by Jay Carmella
The details surrounding the deaths of several individuals inside US immigration detention centers were intentionally concealed, the New York Times (NYT) reported Saturday. The NYT, along with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), gathered information through the Freedom of Information Act (.... [more]
Senate approves health care reform bill
December 24, 2009 by Amelia Mathias
The US Senate passed a health care reform bill on Thursday in a 60- 39 vote that split down party lines. The legislation would expand affordable access to health care to more than 30 million Americans and overhaul the private health insurance system. Senate Republicans have vowed to continue to.... [more]
Pennsylvania to transfer prisoners out of state to reduce overcrowding
December 22, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said Monday that the state will begin transferring prisoners out of state to reduce prison overcrowding. State officials will transfer 2,000 prisoners, with 1,000 going to a facility in Michigan and another 1,000 going to a Virginia.... [more]
New York Senate rejects same-sex marriage legislation
December 2, 2009 by Dwyer Arce
The New York Senate rejected legislation Wednesday that would have legalized same-sex marriage. The sponsors of the bill, supported by New York Governor David Paterson, were unable to marshal the votes required to pass the bill out of the state senate, where the Democratic Party holds a single.... [more]
Obama signs executive order strengthening intelligence oversight panel
October 30, 2009 by Andrew Morgan
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday giving the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) the authority to report suspected violations of federal law related to intelligence gathering to the US attorney general. The order amends an executive order signed by former president.... [more]
Iran president urges prosecution of opposition leaders over election protests
August 28, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Friday for the prosecution of opposition leaders who allegedly conspired to orchestrate widespread protests after the country's disputed June 12 presidential election. Ahmadinejad spoke in front of thousands before Friday prayers in Tehran, calling f....... [more]
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