Six accused Somali pirates went on trial in Paris Tuesday on charges of hijacking, kidnapping and armed robbery in connection with a 2008 attack on a yacht. Then men are accused of capturing the...

The state of Louisiana on Monday filed suit directly with the US Supreme Court arguing that undocumented immigrants should not be counted in the US census for the purpose of determining seats in the US...

The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) will hold a symbolic four-day war crimes trial against former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair and other...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday that, while she is personally opposed to same-sex marriage , the decision should be left to parliamentary vote . Gillard called on the Australian Labor Party [party...

The Brazilian government on Monday granted citizenship for the first time to a foreigner based on his same-sex marriage . Spaniard Antonio Vega Herrera will become a Brazilian citizen due to his marriage with his Brazilian partner,...

The Scottish Human Rights Commission on Monday condemned plans for a UK Bill of Rights . The Bill of Rights would replace the UK Human Rights Act , but Commission leader...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) voiced concern on Friday regarding recent events in Egypt, "including the military trial and jailing of a blogger/activist." The blogger, Alaa Abdel...

The Egypt Supreme Administrative Court on Monday suspended a verdict handed down last week by the Mansoura Administrative Court that prohibited former officials of the National Democratic Party (NDP) to participate in the upcoming election. As...

The presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday told the UN General Assembly that the tribunals are in need of experienced staff to...

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea held a referendum on Sunday that would institute a number of changes to the country's constitution . The proposed reforms include a limit on the...