A UK high court on Wednesday stayed the extradition of a British man, Rosslee Charles, to Turkey given concerns over his safety. Charles, a gay man, was convicted of homosexual rape in Turkey in 2006. Before the trial, Charles had...

Australia's Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion on Tuesday rejected a call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz to create specific targets to improve the treatment of...

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that LGBT employees are protected from workplace discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act . The plaintiff in the case was Kimberly...

The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled Tuesday a parole revocation was improper because the court failed to consider reasons why an indigent defendant failed to pay court cost. The case dealt with a man named William Fleming who...

Iceland's Parliament presented a bill on Tuesday that would require all public and private companies that employ more than 25 people to prove they provide equal pay for employees. If a company is...

A group of US Senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to require government agents to get a warrant when searching electronic devices of US citizens at the border. The Protecting Data at...

Brazil's top court, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) , on Tuesday suspended the trial of President Michel Temer who is accused of receiving illegal donations during his 2014 campaign. Following former president Dilma Rousseff's...

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill officially repealing internet privacy regulations set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the end of former president Barrack Obama's term. A pending FCC...

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated to reporters on Monday that the US will continue to take action to sanction terrorists through the UN Security Council , despite other countries utilizing their veto...

The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) said Tuesday that it is monitoring alleged ceasefire violations in the neutral zone between Pakistan and India (the LOC). UN Secretary General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric [official...