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Lawyers for Julian Assange on Monday requested that a Swedish Court overturn an arrest warrant the court had issued against Assange. The request follows a report released by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United Nations (UN) [official...

A UN human rights expert on Monday urged the UK and Sweden to accept the recent decision which determined that Julian Assange , founder of the controversial website WikiLeaks , has been arbitrarily detained since 2010....

The prosecutor in the trial of Hissène Habré on Wednesday requested that the former Chadian leader be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. The sentencing recommendation was made by Senegal special prosecutor Mbacke Fall after his closing...

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Thursday released a statement finding that Julian Assange , founder of the controversial website WikiLeaks , has been arbitrarily detained in the UK since 2010. Assange...

Amnesty International (AI) reported Friday that satellite images show five possible mass graves in Buringa, Burundi, which may be connected to last month's infamous massacre. On December 11, security forces killed at least...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed his concerns on Friday regarding rising conflicts Burundi that have given rise to gang rapes, torture, ethnic repression, mass graves, and secret detentions and disappearances. Zeid...

Chinese authorities on Thursday arrested high profile human rights lawyer Wang Yu and her husband on charges of political subversion. Authorities have accused Wang of subversion of state power and her husband Bao Longjun, a trainee lawyer,...

Chinese authorities on Monday formally charged at least seven human rights lawyers who have been secretly detained for months, the lawyers' family members said. The Chinese government believes that the individuals charged are linked to events that have disrupted...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the Chinese authorities to release 38 lawyers and activists associated with the Beijing Fengrui Law Firm who have been held in "designated residential surveillance" since July. Designated Residential...

Egyptian officials released human rights activist and journalist Hossam Bahgat on Tuesday after he signed a statement promising to abide by legal procedures when reporting on matters concerning the Armed Forces. The statement also says he was...