The British Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a gay retiree's husband is entitled to the same pension benefits a wife would enjoy regardless of when payment into the program began. John Walker filed the suit...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new rule Monday, banning mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer agreements. The CFPB explained that mandatory arbitration agreements can prevent class action lawsuits and perpetuate harmful practices. The new...

The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos , granted amnesty Monday to 3,252 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) . Since 2016, Colombia has granted renewed status to 7,400 guerrillas. As...

A group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the the action is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The group, represented by the First Knight Amendment...

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday suspended a government ban on cattle trading for the sole purpose of slaughter. In May Prime Minister Narendra Modi , a Hindu nationalist, decreed that cattle trade could only be...

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a Belgian ban on wearing the niqab, a full-face veil, in public spaces. The court dismissed two cases, Belcacemi and Oussar v. Belgium and Dakir v. Belgium [judgments, in...

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday condemned Bahrain's sentencing of a human rights defender. Nabeel Rajab was originally arrested in June 2016 after he tweeted about alleged torture in a Bahrani prison....

Cambodia's National Assembly on Monday passed a bill which prohibits political parties from being affiliated with convicted criminals. Commentators believe the law is aimed at weakening the opposition...

Two UN rights experts said Monday that Israel should reconsider the charges it is pursuing against Issa Armo, a Palestinian human rights defender. The Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Michael Lynk, and the Special Rapporteur on human rights...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump's election commission for lack of accountability in violation of federal law. The Federal Advisory Committee Act was created to...