Malaysian Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim Wednesday said legal reforms are needed to safeguard the independence of the country's judiciary. His remarks came in response to recent allegations that during his term of office, former PM Tun...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially apologized Wednesday for Canada's former Indian residential schools policy , which was designed to aggressively assimilate aboriginal children. The school policy, which was in place from the 1870s to...

The UK House of Commons Wednesday voted 315-306 in favor of an amendment to a proposed anti-terror bill that would allow authorities to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days [JURIST...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday reiterated his commitment to improving Russia's human rights record, preserving an independent media, and enforcing the rule of law. Speaking at the opening of the 10th World Russian Press Congress [RT video...

Former Bosnian Serb police commander Stojan Zupljanin was arrested by Serbian authorities Wednesday. Zupljanin is wanted by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of...

Ousted Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry Tuesday joined protests calling for the restoration of judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf during his emergency rule last November. Members of the Pakistan...

Judges for the US Court of Appeals for The Third Circuit revoked the US citizenship of a former Nazi guard on Tuesday because he had obtained it illegally. The US Department of Justice alleged that Anton...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Friday denied a request to extradite genocide suspect Gaspard Kanyarukiga to Rwanda for trial. The former businessman is said to have planned and supervised large-scale...

A US State Department official Tuesday defended the transfer of suspects to foreign countries based on diplomatic assurances that they will not face torture there. Speaking before the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight ,...

A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday defended the UN's process for choosing a new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The current Commissioner, Louise Arbour , announced in March...