The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem on Monday voiced concern over the conditions in ...

A motion for retrial was filed by the Taiwan Innocence Project's pro bono legal team on the 7th of September for Lu Cheng—a man executed in 2000 amid concerns over a miscarriage of justice. The ...

Newly appointed UN expert Bethanie Carney Almroth on Monday warned that toxic waste in the form of forever chemicals, or 'PFAS,' poses severe risks to the basic human right of a healthy and safe ...

International Day of Democracy For those who live in countries where democracy remains functional, it is unfortunately easy ...

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied an emergency application from the Department of Justice seeking a stay of a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks the United States Postal Service ...

A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from implementing changes to mail-in voting that would create new design requirements and only send ballots to voters on a national list.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for sweeping reforms to global institutions during the 18th Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS) Summit in New ...

Allegations of sexual violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) keep making international headlines: a ...

Nigeria's Foreign Ministry on Friday confirmed that two Nigerian nationals have been killed in South Africa, as tensions intensify between the two countries over anti-immigrant protests.  Bishop ...

A UN expert said Friday that states and other development actors should ensure individuals and communities can actively, freely, and meaningfully participate in economic development decisions by ...

Amnesty International on Friday accused Zambian authorities of using administrative powers to silence government critics ...

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC)  on Friday ordered the removal of an Afghan woman in its first-ever use, after she ...