An independent UN human rights expert on Friday commended Mauritania for adopting a new law that establishes harsher sentences for slavery crimes, urging full implementation. The law adopted last week by the Mauritanian National Assembly doubles prison...

A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned an Azerbaijan court for the convictions of prominent human rights activists Leyla and Arif Yunus. The experts called the convictions "politically motivated and representative of the continuing...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday denied a request by former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell to remain out of prison while he appeals his corruption conviction to the US...

Former Iranian prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was acquitted Wednesday of murder charges relating to the 2009 killing of three prisoners which he oversaw. The prisoners were detained in 2009 for protesting against former President Mahmous Ahmedinejad's ...

Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo said Wednesday that the owners of the hazmat facility that exploded in the city last week used their political connections get the facility built despite violating a great deal of safety rules. One...

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday refused to rehear Governor Rod Blagojevich's corruption case. In 2013 Blagojevich was found guilty on 18 charges of corruption in his second trial and ultimately sentenced...

The Israel Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the administrative detention of a Palestinian man who has been on a two-month hunger strike. The prisoner, Mohammad Allan, had been on a hunger strike since June 16 in order...

The Royal Thai Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant, based on a sketch from a security video, for a foreign man thought to be the bomber who targeted and bombed the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok...

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticized Egypt's new counterterrorism law saying it infringes on freedom of the press. The new law also gives prosecutors the power to detain suspects without a court order. The HRW...

A women in Petrer, Spain was fined 800 Euros ($885) on Monday for taking a photograph of a police car parked in a handicap spot and posting it temporarily to her Facebook page. The Citizens' Security Law [text, PDF,...