Rita Izsāk-Ndiaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, said Monday that at least 250 million people worldwide face "appalling and dehumanizing" discrimination based on caste and similar systems of "inherited" status. Presenting a report to the...

The US Supreme Court on Monday held unanimously that a congressional 1882 Act of purchase did not diminish the size of the Omaha Indian Reservation. Nebraska v. Parker dealt with the town of...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on Monday applauded the Brazilian government for its actions taken to recognize indigenous peoples' rights but stressed that further measures needed to be taken. In particular...

After a two-day reading of the verdict, the Donetsk municipal court in southern Russia on Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian pilot to 22 years in prison for complicity to murder two Russian journalists and illegal border crossing. Nadezhda Savchenko has...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday requested a postponement of a hearing scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Apple must comply with an order to unlock the San Bernadino shooter's iPhone. The DOJ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Heiner Bielefeld called Tuesday on Denmark to be more inclusive to all of its citizens . The Special Rapporteur stated, "the Government has to play a leading...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Wittman v. Personhuballah the court heard arguments regarding an election district plan for Virginia's Third Congressional District....

The length of time a person is forcibly disappeared is irrelevant when considering the criminality of the act, UN rights experts concluded Monday. The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) examined the case of Argentinian prisoner...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday declared unanimously that ex-Congolese military leader Jean-Pierre Bemba is guilty of two counts of crimes against humanity and three counts of war crimes for his role in the...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case brought by Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorado, challenging its marijuana laws. The lawsuit , filed directly in the Supreme Court , claimed...