An Afghan detainee who was handed over to authorities in Afghanistan by UK forces won permission on Wednesday to challenge the legality of the transfer. Before the High Court of Justice in London, Serdar Mohammed claimed that he had...
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor asked Wednesday to be sentenced with an eye toward "reconciliation, not retribution." Speaking during a sentencing hearing before the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone...
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday overturned the ruling of a lower court that would have postponed the upcoming presidential elections. Last Wednesday, a provincial court in the town of Benha ruled to suspend the elections following alleged...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday implored the Moldovan government to adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination law . The proposed law, in development since 2008, is seen as a large...
A 14-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled 12-2 Friday that the earlier dismissal of lawsuits against two Abu Ghraib contractors on the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments Friday from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) which is appealing a dismissal of a challenge over the no-fly list maintained by the Transportation...
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir issued a resolution Sunday declaring a state of emergency in areas near the border with South Sudan and suspending the constitution. The move follows the arrest Saturday of four people...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday wrote an open letter to all UN member states urging them to consider the protection of human rights in their negotiations during...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) concluded Tuesday that the 1940 Katyn Massacre of 21,000 Poles by the Soviets was a "war crime" but acknowledged that they cannot force Russia to investigate...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a brief in the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the recently passed Texas photo identification law [SB 14...
