The US Department of Justice on Monday filed a motion for an emergency stay in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in an attempt to lift last week's permanent injunction [opinion,...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Morocco to release five prisoners who were allegedly convicted based on false confessions obtained through torture. Six activists were convicted last week in Casablanca for assaulting and insulting...

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday called on Libyan authorities to implement a transitional justice strategy in order to rebuild and reshape its decades-long history of dictatorial cruelty and last...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday suspended litigation between the Authors Guild and Google pending an appeal of a May ruling allowing a class action lawsuit ...

UN investigators testified before the UN Human Rights Council on Monday that human rights violations in Syria committed by both sides of the conflict are growing in number and severity . Chair of the Independent International...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned human rights violations in Mali on Monday and called for international action to address the problems. Pillay stated that two militant Islamic groups, Movement for Unity...

Myanmar officials on Monday announced amnesty for 514 prisoners. The Ministry of Information did not identify the prisoners who will be freed, but activists have identified several political detainees and foreigners slated to be released [AP...

Bangladesh's personal laws governing marriage, separation and divorce overtly discriminate against women, according to a 109-page report published Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . "Will I Get My Dues ... Before I Die?": Harm to...

Opposition fighters in Syria are committing war crimes , including torture and extrajudicial and summary executions, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. HRW documented war crimes in the cities of Aleppo, Latakia and Idlib. Although opposition...

An Omani blogger was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by a Muscat court on Sunday and must pay a fine of 1,000 Omani Rials (USD $2,600). The blogger, Mukhtar bin Mohammed bin Saif al-Hinai, was convicted on charges...