France filed a lawsuit against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, seeking the release of two detained French nationals. The two individuals, a modern literature teacher ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a video message to the Nepalese government on Friday, warning that the Himalayan glaciers are rapidly melting and urging immediate action. Guterres ...

A Texas federal judge struck down the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) transgender employee protection policy on Thursday, stating the policy contradicts the plain text of Title ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday denounced Mali’s sweeping ban on political parties as a “draconian” violation of basic rights, warning that it could further silence ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday warned of a “major offensive” against press freedom in Peru regarding actions by ...

A former supervisor of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for covering up an assault by correctional officers that led to the death ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Nigerien officials to free three Sahara FM radio journalists who have been detained twice for covering Niger's intelligence ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Jordanian authorities to reverse a sweeping ban on 12 online ...

Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged China to free the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choki Nyima, and his parents, who were removed from public view in 1995 and have remained missing ever since. As the ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Israel's policy on Gaza is 'inch[ing] closer to extermination,' urging the international community to condemn Israel's plans and prevent further ...

Amnesty International urged the new government of Syria to address the country's history of human rights abuses through 'justice, truth, and reparation' in a statement released on Friday. The rights ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on European Union (EU) leaders to condemn Hungary’s proposed bill imposing far-reaching restrictions on organizations, such as ...