Zimbabwe's Supreme Court dismissed charges Monday against ten people, including rights activist Jestina Mukoko , who had been charged with conspiring against President Robert Mugabe . The court held that Mukoko,...
Israel has threatened to deny the Palestinian Authority (PA) permission for a second cellular phone provider to operate in the West Bank unless the PA drops its request that the International Criminal Court investigate Israel...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed suit Monday on behalf of two groups protesting this week's Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Pittsburgh,...
Google's AdWords, a system that causes advertisements to be shown alongside natural search results on Google , does not violate EU trademark law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said in an advisory...
Italy systematically forces migrants to return to Libya where they face human rights abuses without screening them for possible asylum claims, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The...
British Liberal Democrats voted Monday to support a motion calling for a public investigation into the UK's potential complicity in torture. The motion, passed at the party's conference , calls for:A full and...
Both Israel and Palestine committed war crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity during December and January's Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip, according to a report released Tuesday by...
The US officially took its place on the UN Human Rights Council for the first time Monday. In an address to the council, US Assistant Secretary for the Organization of International Affairs Esther Brimmer ...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings Monday in a treaty dispute between Argentina and Uruguay. Argentina argues that a pulp mill built on the Uruguay side...
Bangladesh's Supreme Court recommended against military trials for Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who took part in February's border guard mutiny , Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed announced Monday. President Zillur Rahman asked for...