The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the February 16 terrorist attack in Baghdad that left at least 55 people dead. A terrorist group linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack, which...
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement Monday calling for an "immediate halt" to "widespread human rights violations" allegedly committed by government officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) . Zeid...
Amnesty International (AI) on Sundayurged the Israeli Supreme Court to repeal a 2003 law that bans many Palestinians from entering the country, including those who are seeking reunification with their families. The Citizenship...
US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday, rolling back the Stream Protection Rule , or SPR, enacted during Barack Obama's term in December. In a press release from the Office of the Press Secretary,...
The Parliament of Finland voted 120-48 on Friday to confirm a law allowing same-sex marriage . The law faced opposition from the Genuine Marriage Initiative , a conservative group that sought...
Six journalists were arrested in Ivory Coast on Sunday and charged with "spreading false information," according to media outlets and public prosecutors. The journalists, including three media owners, allegedly published stories designed...
The Swedish Court of Patent Appeals and the Market Court , an appellate court with exclusive jurisdiction over intellectual property cases, ordered an Internet service provider (ISP) to block access to the file-sharing site...
A UN human rights expert on Fridayurged the Cameroonian government to restore Internet access to the country's English-speaking populations. In his statement, Special Rapporteur David Kaye called the delay in restoring Internet access, which has been cut-off since...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Thursday that the practice of keeping former death row inmates in solitary confinement after their death sentences have been vacated is unlawful. The plaintiffs, Craig Williams and...
A report released Monday by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse revealed that 4,444 people alleged sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Australia between January 1985 and February 2015. Looking at data...
