The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Wednesday called on factions on both sides of the Syrian civil war to ensure their targets are not unlawful civilian sites such as hospitals. The statement comes after...

US Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland on Tuesday provided Congress with a questionnaire detailing his judicial qualifications. This was the most thorough record of judicial qualifications submitted for a Supreme Court nominee, with the questionnaire...

Two former Rwandan mayors went on trial Tuesday in the Assize Court of Paris on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The two men, Tito Barahira and...

Canada's Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett said on Monday, will drop its objector status against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . The minister made the announcement at the UN...

A judge in Mexico's Third District for Penal Processes ruled in favor of extraditing Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán to the US, a federal court authority said on Monday. Guzmán faces charges of drug trafficking, kidnapping, money laundering and murder in...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 . The DOJ alleges that North Carolina is discriminating against transgender individuals in violation of federal law. The...

A Miami judge ruled Monday that Florida's revamped death penalty law is unconstitutional because it does not require a unanimous agreement among jurors to approve executions. The law , enacted in March, only requires...

Three UN rights experts on Monday urged the Egyptian government end its oppressive response towards human rights advocates in the country. The experts reported that Egypt has cracked down on protesters, journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Mississippi's controversial House Bill 1523 . The law, set to take effect July 1, allows state employees to refuse...

Egyptian Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek on Sunday referred at least 67 individuals for criminal proceedings in the assassination of chief prosecutor Hisham Barakat. The move comes after it was announced that six individuals were arrested or being...