The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor said Tuesday that they are monitoring the situation in Mali for potential crimes under the ICC's jurisdiction. The statement notes that Mali has ratified...
Egypt's ruling army on Tuesday approved a law drafted by the Egyptian Parliament which bans certain candidates from the upcoming presidential elections . The law was passed early in April and prevents anyone...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Wood v. Milyard that federal courts of appeals, like district courts, have the authoritythough not the obligationto raise a forfeited timeliness defense on their own...
The UN Office for the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) on Monday welcomed a report published by the US Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) ...
US President Barack Obama on Monday issued an executive order that will allow the US to impose sanctions on foreign nationals who have used technology to participate in violation of human rights. Obama signed the order...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Monday urged Nepal to reject blanket amnesty plans for international crimes committed during the country's civil war, which ended in 2006. A representative...
A special court in Iceland on Monday convicted former prime minister Geir Haarde on one out of the four criminal charges he faced concerning the collapse of the country's banking system in...
The Bahrain Court of Cassation on Monday delayed an appeal hearing for human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , who is serving a life sentence for terrorism-related charges. The court was to issue a decision Monday...
The UN Security Council on Saturday urged immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau . The presidential statement condemned the April 12 coup, during which the military took over the government, detained officials, including...
The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday to send 300 unarmed soldiers and other civilian aid to Syria for 90 days to supervise the implementation of a peace plan. The UN Supervision Mission...