British Prime Minister Theresa May told the UN General Assembly Wednesday that Internet companies must increase efforts to remove terrorist content from their online sites to prevent widespread distribution. While May acknowledged the...
The UN opened a treaty for signature on Wednesday prohibiting a wide range of nuclear weapon-related actions. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted during a UN conference in July by a...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday called on the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect all refugees and asylum seekers in the wake of a deadly shooting incident last week....
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on public and private bodies worldwide to further incorporate women into their economies for the sake of a more peaceful and sustainable future. Guterres highlighted the male-dominated nature...
The House of Representatives of the Philippines on Tuesday voted 119-32 to cut the annual budget of the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) down to 1,000 pesos, equivalent to USD $20. CHR originally requested [Reuters...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a joint resolution , now awaiting President Donald Trump's signature, which condemns both the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the hate groups involved. The bipartisan joint resolution, which was...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that five airstrikes launched by a Saudi-led coalition against Yemen in June amount to war crimes due to the indiscriminate killing of 26 children. In 2015, the coalition began...
Australia's Coalition Party on Tuesday released a proposed bill to add extra protections to a same-sex marriage postal survey mailed out to the general public. The survey asks the public to vote on whether same-sex marriage should...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that security forces under the administration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have systematically used torture methods against political detainees that likely amount to crimes against humanity. According to the...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Wednesday that a 2009 antitrust case should be sent back to the lower court in order to reexamine the €1.06 billion fine placed on Intel in...
