The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin filed suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Wednesday alleging that the Milwaukee Police Department discriminates against black and Latino men...
The Brazil federal senate on Wednesday confirmed President Michel Temer's nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat, Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes, a 49-year-old lawyer, professor and current justice minister, was...
The US Senate on Wednesday voted to reverse a 2007 law an Obama-era gun regulation that required mental health information to be shared with the national gun background check system. The bill , which passed the Republican controlled...
Hate crimes rose by 50 percent in some areas England and Wales between July 2015 and July 2016, according to a new report by the Press Association Wednesday. The new analysis supplements a report from the...
The Syrian government has conducted "coordinated chemical attacks" on the rebel controlled portions of Aleppo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged Monday. On the basis of interviews, video footage and social media posts, HRW concluded that the Assad...
Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) , unofficial head of South Korean giant Samsung, faced questioning from Seoul prosecutors Monday. Though a court in January refused to issue a warrant for his arrest, prosecutors have continued to investigate Lee's connection...
Israel-based advocacy groups Legal Center for Arab Rights and the Jerusalem Center for Human Rights and Legal Aid asked the Israeli Supreme Court Wednesday to review a new law that retroactively legalizes some 4,000 settlements in...
A coalition of advocacy groups filed suit in federal court Monday to challenge a Trump administration executive order aimed at reducing federal regulations. Public Citizen, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the union Communications Workers of America...
Responding to mounting actions by President Pierre Nkurunziza , UN human rights experts condemned on Monday governmental hostility towards non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and human rights defenders. The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights...
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed a bill into law on Monday, making Missouri the most recent right to work state. The law, which will go into effect August 28, prevents employers from requiring union membership or dues to support...