The Uruguayan Parliament on Monday unanimously approved legislation that provides rules for individuals seeking to change their gender identity. The bill, which was approved by Uruguay's Senate ...

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas proposed Monday that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reconvene to vote to endorse the findings of a report by the UN Fact Finding Mission...

The Chilean government will begin a non-binding consultation process on Tuesday to survey the indigenous inhabitants of Easter Island on tourism influx and immigration into the island. The consultation comes as the Chilean Supreme...

A Sudanese court again sentenced four men to death on Monday for the January 2008 murder of two US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees. The men were previously convicted and sentenced to death in...

The Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday convicted an American citizen of engaging in terrorist activities and sentenced him to 18 months in prison. Naji Hamdan, who confessed to the terrorist...

The Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi in China's Xinjiang province on Monday sentenced to death six men convicted of murder and other crimes such as arson and robbery for their roles in July's violent demonstrations [JURIST news...

Tens of thousands of gay rights activists participated in the National Equality March in Washington, DC on Sunday to demand equal rights, one day after US President Barack Obama pledged his support to the gay and lesbian...

Argentinian President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner Saturday signed into law a controversial bill giving her government more power to regulate the media, while limiting the power of private media companies. The executive branch now has...

Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark accord Saturday in Zurich, Switzerland, which is expected to normalize relations between the two countries and open up borders. The accord, which actually consists of...

Chinese officials said Saturday that 21 people who were charged with arson, robbery, and murder after July's violent demonstrations in China's Xinjiang province, will be put on trial. A total of 108 people have so far...