UN human rights officials expressed concern Friday over rights violations in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen where governments have responded to ongoing reform protests with crackdowns and military deployments. The Office of High Commissioner for Human...

Recent revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa have demonstrated the unique opportunities that social media has created for human rights activists, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released on Friday. However, repressive governments...

Several major record companies announced Thursday that they have reached a $105 million settlement with music file-sharing website LimeWire . A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York had issued a...

The Missouri House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The measure, passed by a vote of 121-33,...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday informed the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about a recent visit by Sudanese President Omar-al Bashir to Djibouti [BBC...

US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday that information which led to the death of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was not obtained through torture. Speaking on the floor of the...

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Thursday lifted a 10-year ban on fatwas, or Islamic religious edicts, but ruled that they cannot be enforced as punishment. The court found that fatwas can only be issued by appropriately...

Pakistan's Lahore High Court (LHC) ruled Thursday that President Asif Ali Zardari must not participate in political activities, insisting that the president's role is to remain neutral. Currently, Zardari also serves as a co-chairman for...

France's lower house, the National Assembly , approved a bill on Wednesday to prohibit the drilling of gas and oil through hydraulic fracturing and to repeal hydraulic...

The Minnesota Senate on Wednesday approved a voter referendum to amend the constitution to ban same-sex marriage . The measure was approved by a vote of 38 - 27, with only one...