The Canadian Department of Justice on Thursday refused to acknowledge last week's criticism from the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) that Canada has been complicit in torture. During a court hearing in Ottawa for Abdullah...

The government of Malawi announced on Friday that it will not host the African Union (AU) summit in July after the AU invited Sudanese president and war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir ...

Opponents of Maryland's new same-sex marriage law have obtained enough signatures to challenge the legislation in a referendum, according to an unofficial count posted on Maryland's State Board of Elections . The count suggests that...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into law a controversial bill which greatly increases penalties for protesters who violate demonstration regulations. It was passed by both houses of...

The Supreme Court of Switzerland announced Friday that it has ruled partially for Google in a case over privacy violations through its Street...

The Mongolian Election Commission on Thursday voted to ban former Mongolian president Nambar Enkhbayar from the upcoming parliamentary election due to allegations of corruption and abuse of power during his former presidency. Enkhbayar's corruption trial began on...

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said Thursday that killings in Syria likely amount to crimes against humanity . Simonvic addressed the General Assembly on behalf of UN High Commissioner for...

A panel of UN human rights experts urged the government of Malaysia on Thursday to protect non-governmental organizations advocating for reform of the electoral process against acts of intimidation and harassment from various groups. The UN panel...

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday appealed a ruling that struck down an Oklahoma law restricting how doctors may use abortion-inducing drugs to treat patients. Three weeks ago, a...

The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday transferred the case of Bernard Munyagishari to the authorities of the Republic of Rwanda. The Referral Chamber of the ICTR ruled upon...