A judge, who says she was bullied and had a breakdown after speaking out about government cuts, has won a landmark appeal at the Supreme Court. The court ruled Warrington District Judge Claire Gilham could […]
The US Supreme Court is considering whether a civil rights law that bars workplace discrimination applies to gay and transgender workers. It is hearing two cases of alleged discrimination against gay employees, and a third […]
Northern Ireland’s abortion law breaches the UK’s human rights commitments, the High Court ruled. The case was taken in Belfast by Sarah Ewart, who challenged the law after she was denied a termination. The judge […]
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a strict new abortion bill in the state of Georgia that would have banned terminations as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The bill, signed in May by […]
A Moroccan journalist has been sentenced to a year in prison for premarital sex and having an abortion, in a case activists say is part of a crackdown on critical reporters. Hajar Raissouni was arrested […]
An orangutan which spent 20 years in an Argentine zoo is being moved to a US animal sanctuary after being granted the same legal rights as humans. Lawyers won a landmark appeal for Sandra in […]
Three years after her murder, the brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch has been jailed for life. Ms Baloch, 26, was strangled in July 2016, in a murder that shocked Pakistan and the […]
Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe – and […]
JOHANNESBURG – The Constitutional Court has ruled that it is illegal for parents to smack their children in their homes. The court has upheld the South Gauteng High Court’s 2017 ruling against corporal punishment in the […]
California lawmakers have passed a bill that paves the way for gig economy workers to get holiday and sick pay. Assembly Bill 5, as its known, will affect firms like Uber and Lyft, which are […]
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