The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) , a Serbian human rights group, alleged on Tuesday that Serbian General Ljubisa Dikovic committed war crimes in 1998 and 1999 during...
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced Tuesday that Eygpt's state of emergency that has been in effect for nearly 30 years would be lifted later...
The UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights Marzuki Darusman called Friday on the new leadership of North Korea (DPRK) to improve human rights concerns in their country. The statement comes as...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Egypt's newly elected parliament to pursue an agenda to reform nine areas of Egyptian law that impede freedom and restrict rights. Some of the reforms...
The Philippine Senate on Monday began the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona for violating the constitution and the public trust in connection with the trial of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
An investigative commission in Afghanistan issued a statement on Saturday alleging the abuse of prisoners held by the US military at prisons in their country. The commission called for the transfer of all prisoners held by the...
The Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 12 other human rights groups issued a statement on Friday urging the government of Tunisia not to extradite former Libyan prime...
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed the Belarus Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2011 , which will impose new sanctions on Belarus. The law labels President Alexander Lukashenko a...
Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire announced Wednesday that she plans to introduce legislation that would not deny marriage licenses to couples based on their sexual orientation and would permit same-sex marriages to...
Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuno (R) , a supporter of statehood, signed legislation establishing a two-part referendum on Wednesday that would allow Puerto Ricans to voice their opinions regarding Puerto Rico's political...
