A group of human rights experts for the UN called upon Turkey's government to uphold its international human rights obligations, despite declared emergency following failed coup. In particular, the experts ask that Turkey does not invoke Article 4...

Polish prosecutors said Thursday that they have begun an investigation into Constitutional Tribunal head, Andrzej Rzeplinski, to determine if he abused his power in preventing judges appointed by the ruling party to take part in decisions. Likely the...

Angela Merkel, through the Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere , said on Friday that women should be banned from wearing a face veil in various areas, including in school and while driving. On the partial face veil...

According to a report issued by Mexico's independent National Human Rights Commission , 22 civilians were executed during a May 2015 drug raid in Michoacan. The report states that among the 43 individuals killed during the...

The India branch of Amnesty International (AI) temporarily closed its office Wednesday after the organization was accused of sedition and anti-India sentiments. The accusations arose after AI promoted a human rights seminar in Kashmir, focusing on alleged human...

Afghan security forces are occupying schools as part of military operations, contrary to several international declarations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The report details why such military seizures push civilians into the front lines, risks the...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed his concerns Wednesday regarding Indian and Pakistani authorities refusing to allow the Human Rights Council access to Kashmir. The High Commissioner emphasized the importance of access to...

Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton announced Wednesday that the governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea plan to close the controversial Manus Island detention center. Since 2012 Australia has sent asylum seekers to offshore detention centers where they...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced the transfer of 15 Guantanamo detainees to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Twelve of the detainees were from Yemen, and the other three were from Afghanistan. Six...

A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced three leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy protests who were convicted on charges related to their occupation of a government building. Joshua Wong and Alex Chow, prominent leaders of the Umbrella Revolution ,...