The EU on Monday announced that it will extended a number of sanctions and restrictive measures on Iran in response to human rights violations in the country. The sanction package, according to a ...

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants commended on Monday Brazil's migration framework for providing strong protections for refugees and asylum seekers, equally guaranteeing ...

Human Rights Watch published a report Monday identifying numerous programs throughout the US that provide alternatives to traditional police response for emergency mental health crises. The report, ...

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) on Monday denounced a proposed Israeli death penalty bill, which recently underwent a second and third reading in the Knesset, claiming it ...

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment when applied to counselors who use only talk therapy, a landmark decision with ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC), established under the Rome Statute, has jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, destruction of historic and religious monuments, and ...

Since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648,[1] world politics have been shaped by sovereignty-centered belligerence.[2] When ...

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara. The Court will get to decide a case that reaches far beyond the usual debates over immigration policy. President Trump ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that the Iranian government has repeatedly used 'inherently indiscriminate cluster munitions' in ballistic missile attacks on Israel since the Iran-Israel ...

Press rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Media Rights Organization (MRA), and International Press Centre, ...

Nepal police on Saturday arrested former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak at their respective homes in Bhaktapur. Officers used 'urgent arrest warrants' to take ...

Human  Rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday warned that India’s proposed extension of restrictions on overseas funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) would curtail civil ...