Nils Melzer , the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, voiced his concerns regarding the Israeli Supreme Court's December 2017 denial of a petition ...

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted Attorney Alex van der Zwaan for false statements made during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Van der Zwaan was indicted for his...

UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Person Cecilia Jimenes-Damary is calling on the government of Libya to protect the hundreds of former residents of the town of Tawergha who are currently stranded...

Addressing the nation at Gambia's 53rd Independence Anniversary celebration on Sunday, Gambian President Adama Barrow announced the suspension of the death penalty. Barrow stated, "at this junction, I will use this opportunity to declare a moratorium...

The Belgian Court of First Instance ruled against Facebook Friday, stating that the company is in violation of Belgium's privacy laws by placing tracking codes, commonly referred to as "cookies," on third-party websites. The court found in favor...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, indicted 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. UN High Commissioner for...

A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, indicted 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. The indictment alleges that the citizens were working with the organizations. All 16 defendants...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged Iran to abide by the international law and immediately halt all executions of people sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were...

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called on Hungary to review an anti-immigration proposal that would tax and penalize organizations that assist migrants in the country, calling it an...

Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa's president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday after former president Jacob Zuma resigned, ending his nine year presidency, in the face of a pending no-confidence vote. Ramaphosa is expected...