What is democracy? At its core, democracy embodies the will of the people. While definitions may vary, democracy is ...

A group of human rights organizations in a joint statement released on Tuesday called on the government of Tunisia to end its recent crackdown on free speech and free association and to uphold respect ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) found Tuesday that the state of Alaska violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide accessible voting facilities in the ...

The safe and secure operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; Uninterrupted commercial navigation and access to sea ports in the Black and Azov Seas; ...

Amnesty International declared Monday that gender apartheid must be considered a crime under international law. The ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk declared in a statement that the number of children killed in ...

Thailand's senate voted by a wide margin to support a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Tuesday. This comes after its House of Representatives voted to approve the bill in March with near ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Russian “undesirable organization” law was incompatible with the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), ...

Taiwan's national defense minister, Wellington Koo, confirmed Tuesday that the government remains vigilant and has the necessary means to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait after photographs ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Monday granted an en banc rehearing for a case about procedures for Ohio citizens proposing Ohio constitutional amendments through ballot initiatives.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported two shipwreck accidents that took place in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, in a joint ...

President Joe Biden announced new measures Tuesday allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrant spouses and ...