Amnesty International (AI) called Tuesday for an end to the supply of arms to groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) . The report highlights the flaws in...

The administration of Florida Governor Rick Scott filed suit on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against Department of Homeland Security and US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services [official...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of immigrants being held in the immigration detention units of the Pinal County Jail (PCJ) in Arizona. The ACLU sent...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Moldova violated the rights to peaceful assembly and to be free from discrimination by banning gay groups from protesting in front of the country's parliament. In 2005,...

Bolivian authorities on Monday arrested a former chief of the country's armed forces on corruption charges. Prosecutor Harry Suaznabar charged General Alvin Kippes with illicit enrichment, dereliction of duty and abuse of influence, all...

A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced the first suspect in the 2007 post-election violence to life imprisonment. Justice Roselyn Wendoh convicted Paul Ruto, who is not related to William Ruto , for the murder...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Myanmar to ensure the safety of communities in the Arakan State. According to HRW, the violence between Arakan Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday found former Pakistan ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani guilty of authoring the secret memo that implied Pakistani politicians were collaborating with US...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Tuesday that it will postpone the confirmation of charges hearing for former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo after his defense team requested more...

Amnesty International (AI) called on Egypt Monday to investigate attacks on women protesters after a group of activists were violently assaulted last week. AI reported that a protest against sexual harassment turned violent on Friday...