A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday granted a preliminary injunction to the Commonwealth of Virginia, saying the state does not have to uphold President Donald Trump's executive order ...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Monday determined that a lawsuit regarding President Donald Trump's immigration executive order can proceed in district court while the US Court...

Tunisian security forces have committed human rights abuses following a series of armed attacks in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. In 2015 Tunisia passed a new counter-terrorism law in an attempt remove...

A judge in Kenya has sentenced the leaders of the doctors' union to one month in prison over an ongoing strike.. The strike, which was started by the union over pay and service conditions, has continued since December....

Myanmar officials stated on Monday that they would investigate whether police have committed crimes against Rohingya Muslims. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) found in a recent...

The Syrian government has conducted "coordinated chemical attacks" on the rebel controlled portions of Aleppo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged Monday. On the basis of interviews, video footage and social media posts, HRW concluded that the Assad...

Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) , unofficial head of South Korean giant Samsung, faced questioning from Seoul prosecutors Monday. Though a court in January refused to issue a warrant for his arrest, prosecutors have continued to investigate Lee's connection...

Australia's offshore detention of asylum seekers constitutes a human rights violation, according to a petition filed Monday in the International Criminal Court (ICC) by a coalition of legal experts. The 108-page document, submitted to the...

The US Department of Justice on Friday withdrew its appeal of an injunction preventing the Obama administration's guidance that schools should allow transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing. The guidance [official press...

Six journalists were arrested in Ivory Coast on Sunday and charged with "spreading false information," according to media outlets and public prosecutors. The journalists, including three media owners, allegedly published stories designed...