Federal judge approves $590 million Citigroup investor lawsuit
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday approved a settlement wherein Citigroup will pay its investors over $590 million for misrepresenting its assets in...
Although the ICC's name implies exclusivity, it is one of many international criminal tribunals. Several permanent international tribunals dealing in civil matters have also developed, ranging from the Permanent Court of Arbitration to the International Tribunal for the Law of...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday approved the $115 million settlement between American International Group Inc. (AIG) shareholders and the company's former CEO and other...
Georgia's Cruel and Unusual Standard for Proving Mental Retardation
Terrica Ganzy, Southern Center for Human Rights
Human rights group Freedom House released a report on Wednesday detailing the state of democracy in the world. The report tracks improvements and declines in the levels of democracy in governments. While Freedom House reports...
The independent media rights group, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) , warned Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday against passing a bill that would criminalize libel. The bill, which passed on its first reading this week,...
SunTrust Mortgage agrees to settle discrimination case for $21 million
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. agreed on Thursday to a $21 million settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for discrimination in the pricing of mortgage loans. DOJ had filed a suit against the...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addressed the UN Security Council Wednesday, expressing concern over alleged current human rights violations in Libya. Pillay first noted that the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) ...
Bank of America to pay $335 million to settle discriminatory lending claims
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that Bank of America (BOA) has agreed to pay a record $335 million to settle claims that its subsidiary, Countrywide Financial, discriminated against Hispanic and...
Libya revolutionaries continue to detain suspected Gaddafi mercenaries: UN report
An estimated 7,000 detainees are still being held without due process by Libyan revolutionaries, according to a UN report made public Monday. The report to the UN Security Council, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon , says that...
