The Communist Party of China (CPC) will loosen the nations one-child population control policy, according to documents released following the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee held in Beijing earlier this week. The policy...

UN Special Rapporteur Juan Mendez on Thursday expressed concern over the conditions in Ghana prisons. After visiting several prisons around the country, reviewing studies, and speaking with prison employees and inmates, Mendez concluded...

A Hawaii Circuit Court judge on Thursday upheld the state's recently enacted same-sex marriage law despite a challenge from opponents who argue the state's Constitution prohibits it. The new law, which will take effect December 2...

The Spanish National Court on Thursday ordered the release of 13 members of the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in compliance with a European Court of Human Rights...

A judge for the US District Court Eastern District of Virginia on Friday sentenced Somali pirates Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar to 21 life sentences for their role in the killing of four Americans...

The Scottish Parliament unanimously approved a bill on Thursday to hold a Scottish independence referendum. The bill outlines the referendum rules . Both independence opponents and supporters in parliament supported the bill, which will...

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Thursday urged the government of Libya to address serious crimes committed in the country and encouraged the international community to end the impunity...

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council not to defer the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta despite mounting political pressure. A draft resolution seeking the deferral...

Former German president Christian Wulff went on trial Thursday in Hanover, denying allegations of corruption. In court, Wulff delivered a statement, insisting that he acted without fault. Prosecutors charged Wulff with corruption stemming from...

The President of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) , Remigiusz Henczel , on Wednesday presented the annual report to the UUN General Assembly (UNGA) , claiming that the UNHRC has achieved...