The Gambia and Tanzania announced the end of the practice of child marriage along with prison sentences for those who continue the tradition. Gambian President Yahya Jemmah on Wednesday announced that "s from today, July 6,...

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday lifted a ban on women serving in close combat units in British military. In what Cameron called a "major step," women will now be allowed to serve in...

In a report issued on Thursday, Amnesty International (AI) called upon Palestinian and Israeli officials to properly address human rights violations committed by their forces. The report was released a day before the second...

The Irish Parliament on Thursday defeated a bill that would have allowed abortion in Ireland where the child would not survive outside of the womb. Prime Minister Enda Kenny had been open about his opposition ...

Extrajudicial killings by police threaten over-all security in Rio de Janeiro, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a 109-page report released Thursday. HRW says officials have "not done enough" to address these executions ahead of...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Chinese authorities to "end their ruthless assault against human rights lawyers and activists." This call to Chinese officials comes just before the one-year anniversary of a massive police crackdown [AI...

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday rejected an appeal by the Attorney General of Canada asking the court to review a lower court decision instructing the country to reconsider revocation of a former-Nazi's Canadian citizenship....

The German parliament unanimously passed a law Thursday expanding the definition of sex crimes, making any form of nonsensical sexual contact a crime. The new "no means no" law protects victims of...

Poland's Parliament approved a bill Thursday that would unblock the Constitutional Tribunal, which has been the subject of controversy since last year. The measure was introduced by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) and passed 238-173 in...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a package of controversial anti-terror bills on Thursday. These bills were drafted earlier this year as a response to the 2015 attacks in Paris and the bombing of an A-231 jet liner...