The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday published a preliminary report describing human rights violations in Syria and calling for an investigation into government-authorized abuses related to...
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday initiated a grand jury investigation into the torture and death of a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Manadel Al-Jamadi was captured by...
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California on Monday ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , a federal law barring same-sex marriage , is unconstitutional....
Two South African rights groups on Tuesday filed suit against the government of South Africa to revoke the refugee status of former Rwandan army chief of staff General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the...
The French National Assembly on Tuesday voted 293-222 to reject a bill seeking to legalize same-sex marriage . The Union for Popular Movement (UMP) , a conservative...
Finnish telecommunications company Nokia announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Apple , settling all patent disputes between the parties and directing Apple to pay royalties to Nokia for the term...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in two cases on Monday that schools cannot punish students for speech or writing created outside the school environment. In JS v. Blue Mountain School District [opinion,...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday pledged to work with opposition leaders to build the country's new constitution. Erdogan recently won his third consecutive term in parliamentary elections, but his Justice...
Amnesty International urged Malaysia on Tuesday to withdraw an invitation for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to participate in an event there and to arrest him if he travels to the country [press...
The UN on Monday expressed concern over violence in Syria and urged the Syrian government to stop using force against protesters. Nearly 1,200 people have been killed and 10,000 displaced since protests erupted in February. UN Under-Secretary-General...
