Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on governments around the world to "intensify efforts to bring to justice those responsible for grave abuses" in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , highlighted by...

US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday indicated Myanmar's civilian-led government is planning dramatic changes including releasing hundreds of political prisoners and consequential dialogue with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi [BBC profile; JURIST news...

Liberty University on Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to review its case against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) . The US Court of Appeals for...

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Frank La Rue on Monday condemned a law in Thailand that criminalizes insulting the country's royal family. Section 112 of the Thai Penal Code says that "whoever...

The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Saturday amended election rules to ban the use of religious slogans in campaigning. The Supreme Council stated that "lectoral campaigns based on the use of religious slogans or...

The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the execution of a Pakistani national convicted for his participation in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks . The stay was issued after Mohammad Ajmal...

Prisoners in some Afghan-run detention facilities have been beaten and tortured, according to a report released Monday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) . The prisoners interviewed for the study had been...

A German judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) resigned on Monday over statements made by the Cambodian foreign minister. Cambodian government officials have put pressure on the...

The United Nations (UN) called on all parties to the Libyan revolution to maintain respect for human rights as the conflict winds down in Sirte . As the interim government forces...

California Governor Jerry Brown Saturday vetoed a bill that would have allowed public colleges and universities to consider demographic factors such as race during the admissions process. The bill, introduced by Senator...