The International Labor Organization (ILO) announced Wednesday that International Protocol P029 , an agreement seeking to end forced labor, officially entered into force. The agreement was adopted in 2014 and was ratified by nine countries. The ILO explained...
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A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned reported violence against anti-corruption protesters and journalists in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi last week. The experts criticized what they called "a violent clampdown on...
A federal judge in Michigan on Thursday ordered the city of Flint to deliver bottled water to its residents after the town switched to a more affordable water source that resulted in lead contamination. The plaintiffs initially...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon ruled Thursday that a lawsuit against the US federal government over failure to limit the emission of greenhouse gasses can proceed. The lawsuit was filed...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Friday for immediate action for the victims of Islamic State (IS) to ensure their rights are upheld in Iraq. As the Iraqi Army moves closer...
Google's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker rejected EU allegations on Thursday that it abused its market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system. Terming EU's concerns over how the company manages Android compatibility and distribute...
Lawyers for ousted former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff filed documents with the Superior Electoral Court in Brazil on Thursday alleging that her former vice president and current President Michel Temer took a large bribe. Specifically, the...
Russia will block LinkedIn within the country after a court ruling Thursday. The local court found that the company had breached the country's data protection rules. This comes during a time of increased tension...
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday accused members of the Iraqi police force of torturing and unlawfully killing villagers during an operation to liberate Mosul from Islamic State (IS) forces. AI found that "men in...
The Taiwanese Parliament has begun work on passing three bills in support of same-sex marriage. Mei-nu Yu , a ruling Democratic Progressive Party MP, is sponsoring the same-sex marriage bill now in line for parliamentary debate [ABC...
