Human Rights Watch called Thursday for the government of Yemen to increase the minimum age for girls to enter into marriage. In a 54-page report titled "How Come You Allow...

Thai-born American citizen Joe Gordon (Thai name Lerpong Wichaikhammat) was sentenced Thursday to two-and-a-half years in a Thai prison after pleading guilty to violating Section 112 of the Thai Penal Code by defaming the royal family by translating...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that the US will use foreign assistance, international diplomacy and political asylum to promote gay rights . The secretary's remarks before the UN Human Rights Council in...

Saadi Gaddafi, son of deceased former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , was implicated Wednesday in a plot to flee to Mexico by the Secretary of the Interior . The announcement [press release,...

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced Wednesday that his office will no longer seek the death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal . As a result of the decision, Abu-Jamal will remain...

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison on corruption charges. Judge James Zagel of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois handed down...

The French parliament approved a proposal on Wednesday to ban prostitution . The non-binding resolution was backed by a show of hands and is expected to be followed by a bill. Prostitution is...

The Brazilian Senate voted 59-7 Tuesday to approve amendments to the country's Forest Code. Supporters of the bill, including Brazil's National Agriculture and Livestock Federation , say that this change will...

A UN panel of independent human rights experts warned Wednesday that recently-passed legislation in Malaysia would severely curtail the right to peaceably assemble in that country. The Peaceful Assembly Act 2011 ,...

Bank of America (BOA) agreed Monday to pay $315 million in a settlement of claims brought by investors alleging they were misled with respect to mortgage-backed investments. Court papers disclosing the settlement agreement were filed...