The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted on Thursday in favor of appointing an independent expert to report on and investigate worldwide violence and discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The appointment passed...

The UN Human Rights Council called on the African Union (AU) Friday to respond to a report that detailed gross human rights violations in Eritrea. The report found that systemic and widespread...

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday overturned a man's drug possession and trafficking conviction because he had been made to wait too long for his trial. The man, Shane Vassal, had waited three years before...

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Muhammed Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Muslim cleric and rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , saying the court...

The Presidential Council for Civil Society Development and Human Rights on Thursday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to reject a controversial collection of anti-terror bills. The Council, a government department under Putin,...

Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling for the removal of Saudia Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) . The groups are urging the General...

Two justices of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday declined to rule on a petition challenging the constitutionality of the country's law prohibiting sex between consenting adults of the same sex. The petitioners, several prominent LGBT celebrities,...

A Norwegian court on Monday denied a request by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden seeking a guarantee that he would not be extradited to the US if he were...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his support for the end to torture under all circumstances on Monday. Speaking on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture , Ban called the legal prohibition of...

Recent measures taken by Brazil's interim president, Michel Temer , are "negative steps for a country known for its solid commitment to freedom of opinion and expression," according to a joint statement by UN Special...