Search Results for: 2015-03-11

According to an Amnesty International report (AI) on Friday, "the ongoing political persecution of Anwar Ibrahim is symbolic of Malaysia's crackdown on human rights." According to Josef Benedict, AI's Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Anwar...

Israel-based advocacy groups Legal Center for Arab Rights and the Jerusalem Center for Human Rights and Legal Aid asked the Israeli Supreme Court Wednesday to review a new law that retroactively legalizes some 4,000 settlements in...

Over the past several decades, advances in technology have impacted various aspects of society, ranging from economic growth to heath care and the arts. These developments are significant when viewed on a global scale, but the growing role of technology...

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 11 conferences agreed Friday to a $208.7 million settlement in a class action suit brought by former college athletes alleging their scholarships were illegally capped. The lawsuit ...

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk recommended on Friday that the UN Security Council and the General Assembly act to ensure Israel complies with Security Council resolution 2234 , which confirms that Israeli settlements in already...

A Kenyan court on Thursday ordered doctors to end a strike or risk being sent to jail. The union protest has lasted for more than six weeks and has sent the hospital system into a crisis . Justice...

The Federal Court of Canada on Tuesday refused to block the Canadian government from selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The challenge was brought before the court by Professor Daniel Turp who...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday approved a $1.2 billion settlement with Volkswagen (VW) dealers. The 650 US dealers will receive payments over the course of...

JURIST Guest Columnists James G. Hodge, Jr. and Sarah Wetter, of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discuss forthcoming new regulations on controlling communicable diseases through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... On...

General Motors (GM) on Wednesday agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inquiry. The SEC accounting case is in regards to a faulty ignition switch linked to...