The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) released a report stating that same-sex relationships are still illegal in 72 countries around the world. The report identifies these 72 nations as "criminalising States"...
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Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, the leader of a militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), turned himself in to UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) on Wednesday. The DRC took out a warrant [Reuters...
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Demoractic People's Republic of Korea , Tomas Ojea Quintana , is asking North and South Korea to open discussions concerning human rights following his second visit...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus curiae brief on Wednesday urging the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a man who claims he was...
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favor of Austria and Slovenia's deportation of refugees to Croatia, thereby requiring asylum-seekers to return to the first EU member state in which they arrive. In upholding...
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday regarding sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, with a vote of 419-3. The sanctions against Iran are for the country's ballistic missile program, terrorism related...
Zimbabwe's parliament on Monday voted to amend its constitution to empower the president to handpick the nation's top judges. With this amendment, President Robert Mugabe will have substantially greater power than he did under the 2013...
The Texas Senate voted Tuesday to advance SB 3 , which has been referred to as the "bathroom bill." The bill requires persons using multi-occupancy restrooms, showers and changing facilities in a political subdivision,...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday rejected a DC legal restriction that required an applicant to have "good reason to fear for their person or property" in order to...
An Egyptian court sentenced 43 individuals to life in prison Tuesday for crimes of vandalism, rioting and attacking Egyptian authorities. The acts for which the protesters were convicted took place in 2011, among an outbreak of demonstrations against then-president Hosni...
