UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged a greater commitment to human rights Wednesday while announcing a $253 million funding appeal . The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

The president of the UK Supreme Court on Thursday defended the court's ruling that only Parliament can activate the Article 50 mechanism to leave the EU. Lord Neuberger , when asked if he felt that...

Victims of sexual violence in Ukraine are not being provided with adequate access to justice or services in the country, according to a UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report released Thursday....

The US Senate on Wednesday voted to reverse a 2007 law an Obama-era gun regulation that required mental health information to be shared with the national gun background check system. The bill , which passed the Republican controlled...

Hate crimes rose by 50 percent in some areas England and Wales between July 2015 and July 2016, according to a new report by the Press Association Wednesday. The new analysis supplements a report from the...

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District on Wednesday ruled that state prison officials are not required to disclose the names of the pharmaceutical suppliers that provide the state with pentobarbital, the drug used in lethal...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks on Wednesday urged Turkey to "change course and to display the responsibility and tolerance expected in a democratic society." The commissioner's document comes amid increased...

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea on Wednesday announced that it added charges to Samsung Vice President Jay Y Lee's indictment alleging collusion between Lee and President Park Geun-hye . Seoul Central District...

The EUParliament on Wednesday approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU. CETA was passed by 408 votes to 254, with 33 abstentions. The deal, which , has been under negotiation...

A judge for the Court of Appeals in Kenya on Wednesday ordered the release of seven officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) who were jailed earlier this week due to an...