Iranian human rights violations following the disputed presidential election in June were among the worst in the past 20 years , according to a report published Thursday by Amnesty International (AI) ....

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Wednesday that its largest anonymous donor will be sharply cutting donations next year in light of the current economic crisis. The ACLU released a statement...

The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) held a hearing Wednesday in a case brought by three women alleging that current Irish abortion laws violate their rights under the European Convention...

Supporters of a New Jersey same-sex marriage bill decided Wednesday night to delay a State Senate vote scheduled for Thursday. The bill's sponsors, Democratic senators Raymond Lesniak and Loretta Weinberg, withdrew the bill [NYT...

Chinese authorities on Tuesday executed a former general manager of a major Chinese securities trading corporation who was convicted of embezzling and misappropriating more than USD $14 million. Yang Yanming was convicted and sentenced to death in...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Fouad Al Rabiah has been transferred to the control of the Kuwaiti government. Al Rabiah, a Kuwaiti national, had...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that a US citizen who served as Bosnian ambassador to the UN cannot be extradited to Sarajevo to face charges of embezzlement. The appeals...

The co-investigating judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) released an order Wednesday that will allow the use of the controversial legal concept of joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. on whether imposing class arbitration on parties is...

A UK High Court judge ruled Tuesday that British Guantanamo Bay detainee Shaker Aamer must have access to secret documents that may contain evidence of torture. Aamer, the only British citizen remaining at the US military...