Statistics Canada reported Thursday that Canadian crime rates have hit their lowest levels since 1973. Crime fell 5 percent in 2010 to just over two million crimes committed. Experts cite Canada's aging population...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the government of Malaysia to release six leaders of the opposition Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) who are being held for organizing a rally...

A UK court on Thursday ruled that four elderly Kenyans could sue Britain's government on claims related to torture that took place during a 1950s anti-colonial rebellion. The Kenyans, who are now over 70 years old, allege...

Both the prosecution and the defense in the case of alleged Nazi Sandor Kepiro have announced they will be appealing a Hungarian court's decision to acquit . Kepiro was acquitted of participating in the 1942 Novi Sad massacre...

The US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Thursday voted in favor of reinstituting a directive known as the "Mexico City policy," or "Global Gag Rule," that prohibits government funding from going to international organizations that...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA) and several other civil rights groups jointly filed a motion for preliminary injunction on Thursday in an effort to prevent an Alabama...

Three accused Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hijacking a US vessel that resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. Their charges included murder, piracy, hostage taking and violence against maritime navigation...

The UN Security Council on Wednesday made their first official statement implicating climate change as a serious threat to world peace and security. At the urging of Germany, which released a Concept Note to...

Somali children continue to be victims of war crimes , Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday. In a report entitled "In the Line of Fire: Somalia's Children Under Attack," AI provides evidence indicating that armed...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed a decree Wednesday establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate crimes and human rights violations that took place during post-election violence between pro-Ouattara forces and forces...