A federal judge ordered Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio to be tried for criminal contempt over continuing his immigration patrols in defiance of court orders in a civil rights suit.
Amid a shameful paucity of media coverage, inmates at facilities in several states have organized work stoppages following a call for a nationwide prison strike.
The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent issued a report concluding that African Americans are owed reparations for historical and ongoing “racial terrorism.”
Amnesty International released a report detailing widespread rights abuses in Thailand, and asserting that the military government has instated a "culture of torture."
Swiss voters approved a sweeping new surveillance law allowing their national intelligence services broad powers to spy on "terrorist" suspects and cyber criminals.
The suspect in the Chelsea bombings apparently expressed admiration for al-Qaeda and ISIS in his personal journal—which will be exploited by the media and ISIS alike.
With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics over, the world media are moving on—but the city's poor favela dwellers are left to contend with a wave of murderous police terror.
Venezuela's opposition Table for Democratic Unity (MUD) claimed success in its massive mobilization dubbed the "Toma de Caracas"—despite pre-emptive arrests of leaders.
The National Assembly of Pakistan approved the Electronic Crimes Bill that international human rights organizations say will hinder citizens' free speech and privacy.
A Justice Department report finds the Baltimore Police Department has engaged in tactics that violate the First and Fourth Amendments and anti-discrimination laws.
Military officials in Thailand charged three human rights defenders with violations of the Computer Crimes Act after they released a report detailing acts of torture.
Armenian security forces stormed a police station that had been seized by opposition militants in the capital Yerevan, amid growing protests over losses inĀ Nagorno-Karabakh. (Map: Wikipedia)
