FBI joins criminal investigation into Flint Michigan water contamination
The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan on Tuesday announced that the FBI will join a criminal investigation into the contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan. The FBI will join a multi-agency...
The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that the country's offshore detention policy for asylum seekers is legal, rejecting a challenge that it violates the Australian constitution. The challenge was brought by lawyers for a female Bangladeshi...
HRW: South Korea should pass legislation on human rights in North Korea
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for the South Korean government to pass legislation that would promote human rights in North Korea. A divisive bill proposed in 2005 provides for the creation of a North...
Former Blackwater guards appeal conviction for Baghdad shooting
Four former Blackwater security contractors on Monday appealed their conviction for a 2007 Baghdad shooting that killed 14 Iraqi civilians. This appeal centers around a witness for the prosecution who changed his testimony after the...
HRW: Tunisia should reform sentencing for drug possession crimes
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Tunisia to reform its drug sentencing laws. According to the report, 28 percent of Tunisia's prison population are individuals who were convicted of drug crimes related to recreational use...
Judges for the International Criminal Court (ICC) have approved an investigation into the 2008 Georgia/Russia conflict. Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda commented that the delay in ICC proceedings was prompted by independent investigations conducted by the...
Amnesty International (AI) released a report Tuesday on the many juvenile offenders on death row in Iran. The report states that 73 executions of juvenile offenders took place between 2005 and 2015 and that...
Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons
US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a ban on the federal prison system's use of solitary confinement for juveniles. Obama stated in an op-ed Monday evening that after a review of US prisons by the...
Portugal president vetoes bills liberalizing abortion, same-sex adoption
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday vetoed bills aimed at granting full adoption rights to same-sex couples and at removing restrictions on abortions . The president stated that the legislation represents a...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday opened the confirmation of charges hearing against accused Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen . This is the first major hearing for a leader of the LRA, and...
