Corruption is leading to unequal distribution of land and resources, resulting in human rights violations, according to a working paper published Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Transparency International...

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday struck down a Wisconsin law that prohibited people from donating more than $10,000 a year to political action committees (PACs). The case was brought...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday referred the Republic of Malawi to the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute for failing to arrest...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Syria, reiterating her call for a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Pillay...

The Philippine Congress voted Monday to impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona for violating the constitution and the public trust in connection with the trial of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ,...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into allegations of fraud in the recent parliamentary elections. Medvedev posted a message to his Facebook page Sunday following massive protests...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Judulang v. Holder that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply to the Attorney General...

Delegates from 194 countries at the Durban UN Climate Change Conference in South Africa agreed on Sunday to negotiate global initiatives that would eventually force countries to take legally-binding action in order to slow the pace of...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari order list, PDF] Monday in Arizona v. United States to determine whether Arizona's controversial immigration law is preempted by federal law....

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was extradited from France to Panama Sunday to face charges of human rights violations for crimes allegedly committed during his 1981-1989 rule. He was already convicted on three...