A Saudi Arabia court on Tuesday sentenced the editor of a liberal website to seven years in prison and 600 lashes. Raif Badawi was found guilty by a Saudi court of "founding...

The Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria addressed the General Assembly on Monday, imploring member states to bring about peace talks in the violence-plagued country. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro described...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced Monday that it will hear a case against Poland for allegedly acquiescing to the torture of extradited prisoners by CIA agents. This case, brought by Abu Zubaydah, is the...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya encouraged the Panamanian government on Monday to strengthen the rights of its indigenous people and ensure they...

The National Assembly of Bahrain on Sunday approved laws increasing penalties for those who commit or incite terrorism. The new laws also ban any demonstrations in the nation's capital, Manama. The laws were passed ahead of massive...

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Friday that family-owned, profit-making businesses cannot challenge the new federal health care law's birth control mandate on religious grounds. Conestoga Wood Specialties, a Pennsylvania company...

A New York-based labor rights group alleged Monday that a Taiwanese company that produces iPhones for Apple has violated labor and environmental laws in China. China Labor Watch accused Apple company, Pegatron , which...

A Colombian appeals judge on Saturday ordered a notary to marry a same-sex couple, following the couples' appeal after the notary refused to marry them on June 20. In the decision , Judge Campo Elias Cordoba stated that...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar , Tomas Ojea Quintana, on Monday praised the latest presidential amnesty that resulted in the release of 73 prisoners of conscience. His announcement, however, came...

Israel's coalition government on Sunday approved a draft bill that would require the government to submit any proposed peace deal with Palestinians to voters for approval by referendum. The bill would exist as Basic Law...