Law
Conn. bishops accept contraceptive law
October 03, 2007Connecticut's Roman Catholic bishops have dropped their opposition to a new law requiring hospitals to give emergency contraception to rape victims. Catholic hospitals in Connecticut already offer the contraception to rape victims, but only if they...
4 activists arrested in West Bank clashes
October 02, 2007Security forces clashed Sunday with about 2,000 right-wing activists who tried to construct new outposts in the West Bank, in violation of the law. Four arrests were reported. "We will keep building communities and redeeming territory in...
Saudi women restart driving campaign
September 24, 2007A Saudi women’s group is picking up where others left off in 1990 -- demanding the right to drive. An extremely strict interpretation of Islamic law has made Saudi Arabia the only country in the world where women aren't allowed to operate vehicles...
Romanian religion law in European human rights court
January 05, 2007Bucharest (dpa) - A Romanian rights group is to appeal the country's new law on religious freedom to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, news agency Mediafax reported Friday. The Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience organization had...
