The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday adopted a rule of law opinion on Poland, warning that changes to the country's constitutional court pose a risk to the rule of law. Following Poland's Law and Justice (PiS)...
UN human rights experts called Wednesday for the immediate protection of thousands of Syrian civilians. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , Islamic State (IS) militants have recently seized a number of...
A spokesperson for the UN human rights office urged Gaza authorities to end the use of the death penalty on Wednesday. Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the office is...
The Stockholm District Court upheld the arrest warrant for Julian Assange on Wednesday, finding he was not illegally detained in absentia. Assange has been held on allegations of rape dating back to...
Islamic State (IS) militants have executed 49 people in the Libyan city of Sirte since seizing control in February 2015, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. According to the report, IS has taken...
The Louisiana state Senate voted to pass House Bill 1081 on Tuesday, banning dilation and evacuation abortion procedures. The bill was approved by the state house in April and is waiting to be signed by Governor John Bel...
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against Ohio's health department on Wednesday over a law designed to reduce funding to the organization. Planned Parenthood claims that thousands of patients will be denied access to HIV tests, cancer...
Nearly 150 individuals, including 11 children, have died this year in Nigeria's military detention barracks, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. According to the report, the Giwa detention barracks detains around 1,200 people, many of whom...
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a lawsuit against US House of Representatives Chaplain Patrick Conroy on Thursday after being barred from delivering an invocation. Dan Barker , Co-President of the FFRF, was...
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended Friday after being charged with violating ethical rules. The Judicial Inquiry Commission accused Moore of failing to act impartially and refusing to follow the law when he ordered probate...