Janos Pasztor, the UN Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, on Friday, announced that the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris on November 30th must serve as the turning point for climate law throughout the...
UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights Ivan Simonovic called on Somalia's international partners Tuesday to increase their aid in order for the country to maintain its gains in protecting its citizens' human rights. Simonovic described the major...
An independent UN human rights expert said Tuesday that last week's attacks in Paris may constitute crimes against humanity. The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, said, "hese attacks may constitute a...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday that Saudi Arabia's new labor laws have helped to stop abuses of migrant workers, but the reforms fail to meet the needs of domestic workers. The 38 amendments [amendments,...
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday condemned the bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, as an "appalling disregard for human life." The attack killed at least 41 people in the capital of Lebanon. The Islamic State (IS) [JURIST...
Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday that Saudi Arabia has executed a record 151 people this year, the highest number since 1995. In 2014 the total number of executions carried out was 90, and so far...
A "people's tribunal" opened Tuesday in The Hague to investigate the murder of thousands of alleged communists by Indonesian authorities in 1965. Human rights lawyers have charged Indonesia with nine counts, including torture, sexual violence, and murder, for...
California Governor Jerry Brown , on Friday, introduced a proposal for a single-drug execution process. The new protocol would replace the existing three-drug execution protocol. The state would be allowed to determine one of four...
An independent UN human rights expert warned Tuesday that climate change may threaten food security. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food , Hilal Elver, warned that the intense weather conditions, including droughts, high...
A Chinese court on Tuesday jailed a top aide to the country's former security chief Zhou Yongkang on corruption charges. Li Chongxi was one of the top security advisers before being indicted in April. He is part of a...
