They contend that South Carolina’s draconian voting restrictions violate Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which commits ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk has voiced concern over reports that “draconian security laws” in the Hong Kong Special ...

GENEVA: The United Nations voiced alarm on Tuesday at reports that Hong Kong’s “draconian” national security laws were being used against people seeking a transparent inquiry into the Chinese city’s ...

Pointing to what they called "draconian restrictions," tech industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a decision that blocked a Florida law aimed at preventing children from having ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) must be repealed, says a government MP. Hassan Abdul Karim (PH-Pasir Gudang) reminded Pakatan Harapan of its election manifesto ...

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Asia face significant challenges. In countries under authoritarian regimes, they endure harassment, persecution or even outright bans. Colonial-era sedition and ...

The New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that far-reaching anti-protest laws passed by the state’s Labor government earlier this year are invalid, because they breach the implied ...

In separate statements, RSN Rayer and Ramkarpal Singh, both from DAP, reminded the government of its commitment to abolish ...

Maraga urged Kenyans to reject what he termed “an egregious grab of public resources'. Former Chief Justice David Maraga has accused President William Ruto of undermining Kenya’s Constitution and ...

The Congress on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over the recently implemented labour codes, calling them ...