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EFF is encouraging Canadians to join together tomorrow for a day of action against a dangerous bill that’s navigating through the Canadian legislature and…
13 March 2015 – The United Nations mission in Haiti welcomed today the formal proposal of a calendar for elections…
Today, the FCC published its new order [PDF] on net neutrality. As promised, the rules start by putting net neutrality…
Yesterday, a jury found that the 2013 song “Blurred Lines” was an infringement of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It…
Apple, that’s who. Or Microsoft, or any of the other vendors whose products US government contractors have successfully exploited according…
Ugly facts often make bad law. But it’s important to not let opinions about the specific defendants that appear in…
Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Orrin Hatch are now in a stand-off over a bill that would put secretive trade…
4 March 2015 – In eradicating sexual violence related to Colombia’s internal armed conflict, the main challenge now is translating…
It seems the government doesn’t know where it stands when it comes to national security letters (NSLs). National security letters…
Patent trolls are still at it. A new report from Unified Patents, found that 449 patent cases were filed in…
(BPT) – How much thought have you given your kidneys lately? Actually, have you ever thought about your kidneys? Your…
18 December 2014 – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention today welcomed the recent release of a number…
12 December 2014 – Addressing the Congress of Peru today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that despite impressive development…
5 December 2014 – Grand jury verdicts in the United States which resulted in the decisions to not bring to…
26 November 2014 – The United States must rise to meet the high human rights standards it has set for…
14 November 2014 – The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today cautioned against jumping to conclusions regarding the “complex…
7 November 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today voiced deep concern about a recent Dominican Constitutional Court’s…
24 October 2014 – The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern about the continued enforced disappearance of students…
14 October 2014 – The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution renewing the mandate for the UN Stabilization…