Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized Sri Lanka's investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urged the UN to conduct...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that House Bill 2013 , a law rescinding health benefits for same-sex couples in the public sector, is in violation of the equal...

The California Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether intervening advocacy groups can defend Proposition 8 in court, in response to a certified question by...

UK Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced Tuesday that cameras will be allowed into criminal courts in the UK and Wales to improve transparency in courts. Two acts of Parliament in place since 1925 have banned...

Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday threatened to take Russia to international arbitration over gas disputes. Ukraine relies heavily on Russian oil imports , and its territory provides transit for 80 percent of Russia's oil supplies...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg on Monday urged Lithuania, Poland and Romania to investigate the roles their governments played in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ...

A special security court in Bahrain heard the appeals of jailed anti-government protesters on Tuesday. According to the Bahrain Center for Human Rights , the National Safety Court of Appeal, a court composed of military...

Myanmar's government on Monday formed the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) to promote and safeguard the country's constitutional rights. Members of the commission include former government officials, diplomats, academics, doctors and lawyers, some of whom have made statements...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday convicted ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic for crimes against humanity and war crimes , committed during the...

The trial of former French president Jacques Chirac opened in his absence on Monday after Judge Dominique Pauthe of the 11th Criminal Court of Paris agreed to continue the proceedings without him. Chirac and...