A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Monday declined to lift an injunction against South Carolina's controversial immigration law , despite the recent US Supreme Court ...

The Egyptian parliament convened Tuesday in a brief session despite a court order dissolving the entire parliament. The session only lasted for five minutes but was still enough to deepen the tension between the newly elected Egyptian...

The International Criminal Court sentenced convicted Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to 14 years in prison on Tuesday for his role...

The Constitutional Court of Romania on Monday approved the Parliamentary vote to suspend President Traian Basescu and replace him with a member of the centre-left coalition. Last Friday the Romanian Parliament...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday set the trial dates for two Kenyan post-election violence cases for next April. The trial of former Kenyan minister William Ruto and journalist Joshua Arap Sang will begin...

US Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) on Monday released data from wireless carriers showing large increases in law enforcement agencies' requests for customer cell phone records. Last month Markey sent letters to nine cell phone companies...

Laws in all countries of the world are limiting assistance and options available to individuals infected with HIV/AIDS, a UN commission reported on Monday. The Global Commission on HIV and the Law [official...

South Sudan celebrated its first anniversary on Monday, marking one year since it seceded from northern Sudan to become the world's newest nation. President Salva...

Egyptian-born radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri , currently detained in the UK, filed an appeal challenging a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allowing his extradition to the US....

Two UN Special Rapporteurs on Monday urged the government of Philippines to protect human rights defenders and ensure that they can pursue their work without interference. Margaret Sekaggya, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...