Chief Justice Allan Lutfy of the Federal Court of Canada on Monday dismissed a challenge to recent security-related amendments to the country's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , ruling that it was too early...

The Singapore Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) on Tuesday filed an application accusing the Wall Street Journal Asia (WSJA) of undermining the independence and integrity of the country's judiciary. Citing two WSJA...

South Korea will join the European Union and Japan in supporting a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning North Korea's human rights practices, according to a South Korean foreign ministry official Tuesday. The resolution...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Saturday warned that Colombia faces continued human rights struggles, as she concluded a fact-finding mission to the country. Pointing...

The Alaskan Personnel Board on Monday released a report finding that governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin did not violate state ethics rules when she fired former public safety commissioner Walter Monegan....

A US military commission sentenced Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul to life in prison Monday following his Friday conviction for conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for...

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has urged the Mexican Senate to change a law requiring those who file criminal complaints to verify their immigration status. CNDH said Sunday...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in the case of Wyeth v. Levine , in which the court will consider whether the drug labeling...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss Armed Forces on Monday began their second annual Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) , designed this year to teach...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has rejected a release request by former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan . Samphan is charged...