A group of UN human rights experts called on the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Thursday to revoke what they consider an unjustified ban on protests in Kinshasa, the DRC capital. The statement says...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday threw out a challenge to Ohio's execution secrecy law. Under HB 663 , the identity of individuals and entities that participate in the lethal...

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a legal challenge to the state's ban on taking personal photos at polling locations, known as "ballot selfies" on election day. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International . The court granted certiorari in June to determine whether the pleading standard for...

The High Court of South Africa on Wednesday ordered the release of a report on corruption allegations against President Jacob Zuma. The country's former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, concluded the report into the possibly corrupt relationship between Zuma and an...

The UK High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the UK government cannot make the decision to enact Article 50 to leave the EU without the approval of Parliament, although the court did not give an...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday that the governments of France and the UK are failing in their obligation to protect refugee children in the Calais "Jungle" refugee camp. The UNHCR accused the governments of...

A court in Iran on Tuesday sentenced former prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi to 135 lashes for corruption, according to the state run media . Mortazavi was a prosecutor who was accused of human rights abuses during the Arab Spring...

Several South Sudanese organizations co-authored a letter to the African Union Commission (AUC) Tuesday concerning the creation of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan. The letter asked Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AUC, to draft a...

There is "o hope" for a fair election in Gambia due to widespread intimidation and violence towards the opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. The report, titled "More Fear than Fair," details the increase of...