The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday commenced the confirmation of charges hearing against Sudanese war crimes suspect and rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda , the first suspect to appear before the ICC in regard...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidelines Monday directing federal prosecutors to respect state-sanctioned medical marijuana use and distribution, ending raids on facilities complying with state law. The memorandum outlining DOJ priorities concerning illicit trafficking...

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Delaware on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection , one day before eight clergy sexual abuse trials were set to begin. The filing will delay the trials, which were...

A delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS) arrived in Honduras Sunday to investigate human rights violations that may have occurred since the ouster of Manuel Zelaya as president. The investigative...

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Friday asked the UN Security Council to pass a resolution exempting him from trial based on an alleged immunity agreement reached with former...

Spanish protesters rallied in Madrid on Saturday in opposition to a law that would relax restrictions on abortions. Protesters adopted the slogan "Every life matters" and former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar spoke ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon established an investigation committee on Friday to look into possible human rights abuses by Guinean soldiers on September 28. The Guinea junta on Saturday also appointed a mixture of doctors,...

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution Friday endorsing the final report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict , which recommends that both Israel...

Proceedings against Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett were delayed Saturday, after his lawyers requested more time to develop their defense. Bennett faces charges...

This week's trials of those involved in the deadly July riots in Urumqi , the capital of China's Xinjiang province, failed to meet Chinese and international fairness and due process standards Human Rights Watch (HRW)...