Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier appeared before a Haitian court on Thursday, after previously rebuffing summonses for alleged human rights abuses from 1971-1986. Thursday's hearing marked the first time that the plaintiffs confronted ...

The Obama administration urged the US Supreme Court Thursday to strike down California's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry . The US Department of Justice...

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a city ban on wearing veils over the face in municipal buildings, finding that the law infringes on religious...

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the appeals of three men convicted of participation in a terrorist plot. Zakaria Amara, Saad Khalid and Saad Gaya, who were members of the "Toronto 18" terrorist...

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a vote of 286-138 with seven not voting. The Senate approved [JURIST...

Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty on Thursday to 10 of the 22 charges against him for providing classified materials to WikiLeaks in what the government says is the largest leak...

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday overturned the convictions of ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic for crimes against...

The Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to override a veto by Governor Mike Beebe of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which bans most abortions in the state 20 weeks after conception....

California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Wednesday filed an amicus curiae brief with the US Supreme Court arguing that the ban on same-sex marriage imposed by the state's Proposition...

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea Marzuki Darusman and a group of independent human rights experts on Thursday announced their support for an international inquiry into human rights violations in...