The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a complaint on Thursday to compel the release of documents related to the 2009 Honduras coup . The complaint names the US Department of Defense (DOD) and...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that the plaintiffs in Amnesty v. Blai have standing to sue the US government over the constitutionality of a federal eavesdropping law,...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday held a debate and adopted the outcomes from its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the US. The review provided the US with 228 recommendations in 10 different...
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared a state of emergency throughout the country on Friday. The state of emergency will last 30 days and gives security forces greater powers to maintain order...
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday confirmed the indictment of a former police officer for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . Bozidar Kuvelja was ordered into custody...
The Supreme Court of India on Monday rejected a petition for mercy killing, but ruled that passive euthanasia was permissible under certain circumstances. The case centered around Aruna Shanbaug, a former nurse who was raped...
A French court on Monday began the trial of former president Jacques Chirac but immediately suspended proceedings. The trial was suspended in light of claims made by co-defendant Remy Chardon, Chirac's former...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-2 in Michigan v. Bryant that preliminary inquiries of a wounded citizen concerning the perpetrator and circumstances of the shooting...
Egypt's chief prosecutor on Monday requested that Foreign Ministry officials take steps to freeze any foreign assets belonging to former president Hosni Mubarak and his family.Prosecutor Abdel Magid made the request even though Mubarak...
The Iranian government will set up a special court to try media and culture crimes, state news agency IRNA reported Sunday. The judiciary has set up a special prosecutors office to handle alleged...