Judges of the India Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to disclose their assets and make them available on the court's website. The decision, lauded by Indian political parties , legal authorities, and newspapers as...

The UN Security Council should establish an independent criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses stemming from East Timor's 1999 referendum for independence from Indonesia, Amnesty International (AI)...

The lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad said Thursday that the Afghan citizen will sue the US government for compensation for mistreatment. Jawad, who was detained in 2002 under...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding access to documents related to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy of searching travelers' laptop computers. The ACLU...

Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure announced Wednesday that he will not sign a controversial law expanding women's rights, after objections by the country's High Islamic Council. The announcement followed a mass demonstration against the law...

Chinese Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu estimated Wednesday that 65 percent of organs transplanted in China are from executed prisoners , contradicting the official posture that China has maintained for years. Huang's statement coincides with...

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) conducted overseas interrogations that included sleep deprivation, dietary manipulation, and physical abuse, according to documents made available earlier this week. The letters and memoranda, originally sent to the...

The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a bill to ban violent toys and video games. According to the Patria Para Todos (PPT) ,...

The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that the Australian Military Court (AMC) is unconstitutional. The High Court held that the AMC employed the judicial power of the Commonwealth while AMC...

The Michigan Supreme Court has permitted lower courts to use "reasonable control" over the appearance of those who arrive in court, effectively allowing judges to ban certain religious clothing. In an order issued Tuesday, the...