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A new report released Monday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows that children in Afghanistan are bearing the brunt of the nutritional crisis, despite attempts at administering food aid. OCHA...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for information about the US government's...

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday condemned an airstrike launched by unmanned aerial vehicle that struck a civilian home killing 15 and injuring 13, including one child. The airstrike, apparently targeting Islamic State (IS) militants,...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will enact laws to have stricter regulations on the sale and operation of drones, according to a statement by the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Monday. The regulations will focus on [Reuters...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday upheld a district court's dismissal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about the US government's use of drones...

Fully autonomous weapons, as opposed to the current remote-controlled drone weapons, must be internationally prohibited , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Monday. The report is part of the Campaign to Stop Killer...

JURIST Guest Columnist Katharine Suominen of St. John's University School of Law, Class of 2016, is the eleventh author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Suominen discusses the dangers of the...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that the president's National Security Council (NSC) is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) . The appeals court denied...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday released its ruling that the US government may keep secret memoranda related to the legal justification for the use of drones for targeted killings of those...

California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have banned individuals from flying drones lower than 350 feet over private property without permission from a landowner. The stated purpose of the...