Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi was charged on Tuesday with murder, relating to the 2011 Libya conflict , a Libyan prosecutor said. Prosecutors...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern that the forced eviction of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli authorities could amount to a violation of...

A coalition of international human rights groups on Tuesday criticized the trial and sentencing of more than 60 activists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) . Last month the Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi sentenced [JURIST...

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging a Nebraska policy banning gay and lesbian people from becoming foster parents. The complaint was filed at a state court in Lincoln...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday granted final approval to a $20 million settlement agreement with Facebook over its "Sponsored Stories." The "Sponsored...

A judge for the Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico on Tuesday ordered district court clerks to begin granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Bernalillo County, the largest county in New Mexico, in accordance with...

The head of the German prosecutors' office that specializes in investigating Nazi crimes reported on Monday that its investigation into 50 individuals suspected of serving as guards at Auschwitz is almost complete. The individuals are being...

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday invalidated a law that effectively blocked Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from pursuing a third term in the nation's upcoming elections. Iraqi parliament members passed the measure...

The UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) failed to adequately investigate missing person reports in the aftermath of the 1998-99 Kosovo war with Serbia , Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. According...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Sunday allowed a bill that prohibits North Carolina judges from considering Islamic law in their decisions to become law. House Bill 522 prevents courts from applying foreign law in...