Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said Saturday that he will challenge the election results before his country's Supreme Court. Jammeh had unexpectedly conceded defeat after the elections commission announced the victory of opposition candidate Adama Barrow. However, Jammeh has...
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling that allowed all married same-sex couples to get the names of both spouses on their child's birth certificate. The court found that the law did...
A UN report released on Thursday stated that failure by parties in eastern Ukraine to implement the Minsk Agreements has led to numerous human rights violations against Ukrainian civilians. This has mainly become a concern for those who...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday endorsed a partial ban on burqas and niqabs. Merkel said that "the full facial veil is inappropriate and should be banned wherever is legally possible." The chancellor's party, the Christian Democratic Union...
A UN human rights expert called on all Australians Wednesday to end racial discrimination within the country. UN Special Rapporteur on racism Mutuma Ruteere asked the country to strengthen efforts to end racism, xenophobia and other forms...
The Obama administration on Thursday challenged a federal judge's decision to block the implementation of a new overtime pay rule . The Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the 21st Century Cures Act . The $6.3 billion bill is intended to "spur medical innovation, speed access to new drugs, expand access to mental health...
A UN human rights expert provided a report to an international conference in Thailand on Wednesday regarding discrimination of the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. In that report, the expert from the UN Office of...
Amnesty International (AI) has found in a report released Wednesday that Iranian authorities have been using propaganda in order to dehumanize executions. The report, "Broadcasting injustice, boasting of mass killings," found that Iran had...
Egyptian political activist Sanaa Seif was released from prison on Tuesday. Seif was released after serving six months for "insulating a member of the prosecution." Seif and dozens of other protesters were arrested shortly before a protest in...
