UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged Iran to abide by the international law and immediately halt all executions of people sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were...

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called on Hungary to review an anti-immigration proposal that would tax and penalize organizations that assist migrants in the country, calling it an...

The Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill aimed to expand the state's gun control laws. House Bill 4145 seeks to amend existing provisions and add new ones to the state's already existing gun control statutes. The...

The US Senate received HR 4675 on Wednesday regarding providing funding for researching the health effects of low doses of radiation. The bill, known as the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018, will provide $100...

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday advanced S 1917 , which will reduce minimum sentences for some drug related crimes. The bill, also known as the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, reduces the...

The US House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 on Thursday in a 225-192 vote changing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . The bill adds a provision requiring the...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio H.B. 214 , a bill which outlaws abortions following a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Under the bill, a physician who performs or attempts...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of US President Donald Trump's most recent travel ban . The appellate court concluded, based on...

Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa's president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday after former president Jacob Zuma resigned, ending his nine year presidency, in the face of a pending no-confidence vote. Ramaphosa is expected...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday detailing flaws in Germany's Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks. . The law, which went into effect at the beginning of the...