UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Sunday for an end to the violence in Egypt. Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and former president Mohamed Morsi refused...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill on Saturday making Illinois the eighteenth state to allow online voter registration. The bill, which is set to take effect in July of next year, will...

Following the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) alleged in an email that an opposing party's claims of victory were incorrect due to poll irregularities. The CNRP claimed in its...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a new campaign on Friday dedicated to raising awareness about discrimination against the LGBT community and promoting respect for equal rights. Known as...

The North Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a bill requiring abortion clinics to meet requirements similar to those for outpatient surgical centers. The new bill also requires that doctors be present during abortions,...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Egyptian authorities to apply law and order in addition to safety and security in addressing the protests arising after the military's ouster [JURIST...

The North Carolina General Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that will require voters to present government-issued photo identification at the polls. The legislation was approved by the state house by a vote of...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Halliburton Energy Services has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill [JURIST...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday intervened in the public hearing of the Constitutional Court to defend the Framework for Peace , a proposed constitutional...

US Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Thursday introduced a bill to address popular concerns about personal privacy and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court . If the bill is passed, the court will be presided...