Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Monday that a referendum on the government's plan to pardon thousands of prisoners was needed after thousands protested the proposal. Many claim the proposed prisoner release is fueled by government officials' agenda...
The Chui Regional Court in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday reinstated the life sentence for human rights defender Azimjan Askarov. The court found Askarov guilty again of stirring up ethnic hatred during deadly clashes between local Uzbeks and Kyrgyz...
New York City on Monday agreed to settle a 2010 lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department (NYPD) for issuing summonses without legal justification. The lawsuit regards approximately 900,000 summonses...
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...
The lawyer for ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega said Monday that a court has granted Noriega leave to prepare for brain surgery at home instead of in a hospital. Lawyer Ezra Angel had argued that Noriega should not be...
Widows in Zimbabwe are routinely evicted from their land by relatives after the death of their husbands, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. The report documents interviews with 59 widows, throughout all 10...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday prohibited the merger of two major health insurance companies, Aetna and Humana . This comes after a Department of Justice (DOJ)...
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a challenge to Alabama's death penalty system. Alabama is the only state that allows judges to overrule juries and impose death sentences . This...
US President Donald Trump on Monday reinstated a Reagan-era policy known as the Mexico City Policy that prevents foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving US funding if they provide abortions or promote policies that...
US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday withdrawing the US from the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) . The TPP, signed nearly a year ago, was a trade pact between the US and 11 Pacific...