The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported on Friday that it found evidence supporting that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) engages in a pattern of using force, including deadly force, in violation of the...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday declined to delay the execution of convicted killer Ricky Gray, which is scheduled to take place January 18. Gray's attorneys argued in December...
Perpetrators of war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not been prosecuted or investigated for their crimes, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report on Wednesday. According to AI, the country's justice...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday extended a restraining order blocking new Texas regulations that would require the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains...
Former prime minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj was arrested in France on Wednesday on charges of war crimes filed by Serbia. Serbia claims that Haradinaj's unit, the Black Eagles, tortured and killed Serbian civilians. Kosovo's current president, Hashim Thaci [official...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Minnesota program that keeps sex offenders confined to secure facilities after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional and necessary to protect citizens...
The Myanmar military's "campaign of violence" against Rohingya people constitutes crimes against humanity , according to an Amnesty International (AI) report on Monday. According to AI, the Myanmar military is responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes, and...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday expressed concern over proposed legislation in Israel that would retroactively legalize the Israeli outposts constructed on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank....
The Ohio Legislature passed the "Heartbeat Bill" on Tuesday that would ban abortions when the heartbeat of the fetus can be detected. The bill would make it a fifth degree felony to perform an...
UN officials urged the international community on Wednesday to unite with the UN Security Council to protect civilians in the war-torn eastern Aleppo region of Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,...
