The European Court of Justice on Tuesday rejected an argument by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam requesting that their activities be not classified as "terrorist acts." The arguments were proffered as support for four individuals...

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday announced plans to question ousted president Park Geun-hye about her involvement in the corruption scandal that led to her removal as the nation's leader. While Park...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that EU companies, under permitted conditions, may ban employees from displaying political or religious symbols, including Islamic headscarves. In a related case, the ECJ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for measures to release detainees in Syria in his address to the UN Human Rights Council . The Independent International Commission of Inquiry...

Taiwanese prosecutors indicted former president Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday on charges of leaking classified information and state secrets. The Taipei District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Ma after a six-month investigation and now alleges that Ma...

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Tuesday that blasphemy is an "unpardonable offense" and ordered the state to remove such content from social media. In a Twitter post through the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz [official...

The UN expert on human rights in North Korea, Tomas Ojea Quintana called Monday for a inquiry by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) into the death of the estranged brother of North Korean Leader...

The UK Parliament passed the Brexit bill on Monday after the House of Commons voted 273 to 135 to overturn suggested amendments to the bill and sent the bill back to the House...

Yanghee Lee , the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, called Monday for an international investigation into the crimes against humanity allegedly committed by the Myanmar government towards the Rohingya Muslim...

People who lack the capacity to consent are being detained without appropriate checks and balances, according to a report released by the UK Law Commission Monday. According to the report, people with dementia and learning...