UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic on Thursday acknowledged the Republic of Moldova's recent efforts to address governmental issues and promote human rights. Simonovic noted various reforms implemented by Prime Minister...

The Military High Court of Kanombe in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced Colonel Tom Byabagamba and retired Brigadier General Frank Rusagara to 21 and 20 years in prison respectively on charges of inciting insurrection and tarnishing the government's image....

The Supreme Court of Uganda on Thursday rejected a legal challenge to the presidential election held in February which resulted in President Yoweri Museveni being re-elected to a fifth term in office. Opposing candidate Amama Mbabazi [campaign...

A court in Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Khaleda Zia in connection with the firebombing of a bus orchestrated against the government last year. In addition to Zia, the court...

Argentinian lawmakers on Thursday voted to approve a USD $4.65 billion deal with creditors in the US, ending a 14-year debt default. Although the deal was agreed to "in principle" in February , Congress'...

The South Africa Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered President Jacob Zuma to personally repay the amounts determined by the National Treasury, as they relate to the "non-security" upgrades to his private residence. The issue...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday acquitted Vojislav Šešelj , president of the Serbian Radical Party and former Assembly member of Serbia, of all crimes against humanity and war crimes [press...

A US government official on Wednesday announced that the Department of Defense has told Congress that it plans to transfer as many as 12 prisoners from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. The plan would help the US...

The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Thursday upheld a law that punishes individual sex workers. The ruling came in response to a petition to overturn the anti-prostitution law, which was brought by a prostitute convicted under the...

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday granted the military police powers to arrest and detain suspected criminals. The junta leader issued a decree called "Suppression of wrongdoings that could threaten Thai economy and society,"...