Corruption, abuse of power, and a focus on short-term security goals in Afghanistan have intensified the issue of poverty, affecting more than two-thirds of the population, according to a Tuesday report from the UN's Office...
A top Japanese judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC) Sunday called on more Asian governments to participate in the tribunal so its regional representation would be more balanced. Judge Kuniko Ozaki , who was elected...
Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng spoke to a reporter from Reuters Sunday verifying that he is alive and is living in Wutai mountain in China's Shanxi province. Gao, who had been...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a temporary stay of execution for convicted murderer Henry "Hank" Skinner who requested DNA testing be conducted in his case to prove his...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday passed three resolutions critical of Israeli practices towards Syrian and Palestinian territories. The resolutions were adopted during the 13th session of the UNHRC held...
The European Commission (EC) released reports Tuesday that said Bulgaria and Romania must do more to combat corruption and organized crime, and conduct judicial reforms in order...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday sent to Congress its National Broadband Plan , which seeks to enact regulations to update the communications infrastructure in the US and to make broadband service...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he would not delay his plan to set up a UN panel to investigate allegations of human rights violations during the Sri Lankan civil war ....
A group of delegates from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded a meeting in Moscow Wednesday over Russian claims of war crimes committed by Georgia during the South...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that recently announced election laws in Myanmar do not meet international standards for an inclusive political process, in particular because they do not allow...
