UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater protection for journalists' rights and honored journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty as he marked the second observation of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...

Iraqi parliament members voted on Monday to prevent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from unilaterally passing important reforms without parliament's approval. One anonymous member of parliament stated that this resolution would end the prime minister's...

Guiena's Constitutional Court on Saturday validated the reelection of President Alpha Conde amid allegations of fraud and rigging. Conde won the election, which took place on October 11, by a majority vote of 57.84 percent, giving him...

Egypt has prevented hundreds of individuals from leaving the country over the past year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Sunday. The government has reportedly denied permission to political leaders, youth activists, people associated with nongovernmental groups...

Japan and the EU have circulated a draft UN resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses and encouraging the UN Security Council to refer the country to the International Criminal Court , the Associated Press reported ...

The President of Palestine, HE Mahmoud Abbas, and other Palestinian foreign officials met with the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, where the Palestinian officials presented documents that purportedly contain...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern over the "organized attack" on opposition politicians in Cambodia. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani highlighted that...

Rwanda's lower house of Parliament on Thursday voted to extend the term of President Paul Kagame beyond 2017, a move opposed by the UN and other aid providers. Already in his second term, Kagame may...

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear a dispute between the Philippines and China over parts of the South China Sea. At issue...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced that the last remaining British inmate, Shaker Aamer, has been released and returned to the UK after extensive review by the Guantanamo Review Task...