Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Pakistan on Wednesday to ensure that minority Shia Muslims in Pakistan are protected from attacks by Sunni militant groups. HRW noted that attacks...
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the city of Los Angeles violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the US constitution when it seized and destroyed...
During the administration of former US president George W. Bush , the US government tortured opponents of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and transferred them to Libya, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday upheld a controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law that requires law enforcement officials to check the immigration status...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reconsider a case in which it decided last month...
The International Labor Organization (ILO) announced Wednesday that the Convention on Domestic Workers (CDW) , which states that workers who manage families and households for a living should be guaranteed the same labor rights as all other...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit , sitting en banc on Wednesday, ruled that Minnesota's disclosure requirement law for political contributions is unconstitutional, reversing an earlier decision by a three-judge panel....
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday allowed a New Hampshire law requiring the use of photo identification in order to cast a regular ballot during elections. The new law is schedule to...
Greek judges and court employees on Wednesday assembled in front of the country's Supreme Court in Athens to protest proposed pay cuts under the austerity measures for 2013-2014 which will eliminate public sector jobs and lower wages and pension...
A German state official clarified Wednesday that circumcision for religious reasons is legal in Berlin. State justice minister Thomas Heilmann stated that circumcision would be legal if (1)...
