The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) urged the government of Oman on Tuesday to stop arresting protesters and other activists who are calling for political reform. According to the GCHR, many of the Omani...

Lawyers for two Wyoming groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) rules governing advertising, arguing the restrictions are overly broad and confusing. The Wyoming Liberty Group (WyLiberty) [advocacy...

The Congress of Colombia on Thursday approved a new law to provide a "Legal Framework for Peace" by a vote of 63-3. It is expected that the proposed law, backed by President...

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a directive on Friday saying that it will stop deporting many illegal immigrants under the age of 30 who were brought to the US as...

Justice Anthony Kennedy of the US Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a temporary stay on a lower court's ruling invalidating Arizona's 2004 Proposition 200 , which requires voters to show proof of...

The presidents of two UN-backed courts this week joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) in calling for the immediate release of four staff members who were detained in Libya earlier this month. The Presidents of the International...

A coalition of news organizations asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to allow live audio and video recording of the announcement of its decision regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...

The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Friday sentenced four former Bosnian Serb soldiers for their involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . Franc Kos,...

Japanese police on Friday arrested the last major suspect accused of involvement in a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995. The attacks, allegedly orchestrated by a Japan-based cult known as Aum Shinrikyo , killed...

Syrian forces are sexually abusing men, women and children who have been detained during the ongoing conflict, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. HRW interviewed more than a dozen former Syrian detainees who were sexually...