Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday commended the government of Jordan for taking an important step to reform the country's justice system and urged swift implementation of the proposals. The reforms come from 49 suggestions [press...
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A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on Libya Tuesday to ensure human rights abuses are not occurring in the current conflict in the oil crescent area of...
The European Court of Justice on Tuesday rejected an argument by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam requesting that their activities be not classified as "terrorist acts." The arguments were proffered as support for four individuals...
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday announced plans to question ousted president Park Geun-hye about her involvement in the corruption scandal that led to her removal as the nation's leader. While Park...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that EU companies, under permitted conditions, may ban employees from displaying political or religious symbols, including Islamic headscarves. In a related case, the ECJ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for measures to release detainees in Syria in his address to the UN Human Rights Council . The Independent International Commission of Inquiry...
The Colombian Senate Monday approved a transitional justice structure that will attempt to bring reparations to the more than 8 million victims of the decades-long conflict between the Colombia government and the...
Seven convicted felons on Monday filed suit alleging Florida's process of restoring voting rights to felons is unconstitutionally arbitrary. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida by the Fair Elections...
Taiwanese prosecutors indicted former president Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday on charges of leaking classified information and state secrets. The Taipei District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Ma after a six-month investigation and now alleges that Ma...
Five states joined a Washington suit on Monday challenging the revised Trump administration executive order restricting immigration from six majority Muslim nations. The states are seeking an injunction to stop the ban before it goes into effect...
