A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday shut down a district court’s move toward criminal-contempt prosecutions of federal officials involved in the rapid removal of ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a militia officer who allegedly committed war crimes in Libya during non-international armed conflict, including ...

The UN warned on Thursday that women and girls in Sudan are facing a 'gender emergency' as the country's capital of El Fasher remains under siege and grapples with starvation, violence, and cholera.

On July 29, 1999, Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam, a distinguished Sri Lankan Tamil constitutional lawyer, academic, and parliamentarian, was assassinated by the Tamil separatist rebel group, the Liberation ...

As the executive branch continues to test the boundaries of its authority with increasing brazenness, a growing number of federal judges have responded with remarkable clarity and courage. Their ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Oklahoma law that bans gender-affirming care for minors in the case Poe et. al. v. Drummond et. al. The court affirmed the lower ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the release of two imprisoned activists, Can Thi Theu and Le Dinh Luong, who are suffering from serious medical issues. According to HRW, Can Thi ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy prohibiting settlement defendants from publicly denying enforcement allegations.

Amnesty International demanded the release of those arrested at Istanbul's banned Pride march in July on Thursday, ahead of their scheduled trial on Friday for violating a ban on Pride events issued ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Iraqi authorities to reopen Al-Baghdadia TV's satellite channel and to free its director and presenter Ali Al-Dhabhawi. CPJ's Levant ...

The UN Human Rights Chief condemned on Wednesday the recent surge in deadly attacks by M23 fighters and other armed groups against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of a former lawmaker following his arrest under national security charges, which marked the first time Macao ...