The UN Operation in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a report documenting severe human rights violations occurring in the Ivory Coast....
The Military Court Centre in Bulford on Friday sentenced a sergeant of the UK Royal Marines to life in prison for the murder of a Taliban insurgent that occurred during the sergeant's overseas deployment. Alexander...
Protestors in Thailand on Friday demand assistance in overthrowing the government, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote by parliament on Thursday. Despite the vote, thousands of protesters have gathered around government buildings seeking Shinawatra's...
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) on Thursday stated that Google is in violation of the country's data protection act. For a website to comply with the country's data protection act, it must...
The Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks on Tuesday released a report describing numerous rights violations committed by Turkish police forces during protests in May and June of this...
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday briefed the UN Security Council on the quickly deteriorating situation in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) . On behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday reported concern regarding recent violent incidents in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, which have left in excess of 40 people dead and hundreds injured....
Two citizens from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) received prison terms on Monday for their Twitter posts, which were deemed to be insulting to Islam or in opposition to state security. Musaab Shamsah,...
The Thailand Senate rejected a bill on Monday that may have provided amnesty for crimes committed by self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The senate rejected the bill 141-0 after the Thai...
The US Senate on Monday voted 61-30 to move forward with the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) , which prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. As...
