The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Martel v. Clair that, when ruling on a defendant's motion to replace counsel in a capital case, "courts should employ the same 'interests of justice'...

Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilty by a Tehran Revolutionary Court of spreading anti-government propaganda, his daughter confirmed...

Israel's Ramat Gan Family Court ruled Sunday that a lesbian couple can both be recognized as mothers of a child they had together. The women received permission from the Health Ministry in 2006 to conceive the child...

A group of three UN human rights experts on Friday implored Pakistan to increase efforts to curb growing sectarian violence . Noting a recent uptick in sectarian related attacks, the group of experts warned that "sectarian violence threatens...

The Egyptian parliament began discussions Saturday regarding the make-up of the constitutional assembly that will be responsible for writing Egypt's new constitution. The newly elected parliament will choose the members of the 100-member council...

The UN International Commission of Inquiry on Libya submitted its findings on Friday, reporting that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both sides of the recent Libyan conflict . Established in February 2011...

British Petroleum (BP) on Friday announced an estimated $7.8 billion class action settlement to resolve the majority of claims filed by individual and business plaintiffs after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder;...

Egypt has appointed new judges to hear the trial of 43 non-governmental organization (NGO) workers just days after six Americans among those charged left the country after a nearly $5 million bail was paid by the US government. The...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday affirmed that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is liable to a number of Louisiana property owners for its inadequate work...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday called on all nations to ensure that people with disabilities are given equal "enjoyment of all civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights." Pillay's statements came at...