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February 17, 2016

On February 5, 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arbitrarily detained by the governments of Sweden and the United...

February 17, 2016

On February 5, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Dominican Republic United Nations envoy Francis Lorenzo cannot claim diplomatic immunity to avoid...

February 05, 2016

On January 28, 2016, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) published its decision (only...

February 05, 2016

On January 25, 2016, the internationally-recognized parliament of Libya voted to reject the unity government proposed by the UN to resolve the political and armed conflict in the country....

February 05, 2016

On January 25, 2016, the UN Security Council (Council) adopted a resolution establishing a...

February 05, 2016

On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Zika virus and the recent surge of neurological disorders and birth defects thought to be caused by it constitute an...