In a statement to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee voiced her concern on Monday over the worsening human...
The Polish Parliament approved a bill on Thursday that will implement sweeping reforms to the country's judicial system. Most notably, the bill will allow members of parliament to appoint Supreme Court judges, a move that the EU,...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) together with the FBI have seized and shut down AlphaBay, a criminal marketplace on the "dark web" on Thursday. The site, which has reportedly been operating on the...
The US Senate introduced new proposed legislation Thursday to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill will allow insurance companies already providing policies under the ACA to offer cheaper plans with limited coverage options and...
The UK Parliament published legislation Thursday to sever political, financial and legal ties with the EU. The legislation, known as the Great Repeal Bill, will be a significant step towards the country's exit from the EU,...
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday condemned Bahrain's sentencing of a human rights defender. Nabeel Rajab was originally arrested in June 2016 after he tweeted about alleged torture in a Bahrani prison....
Cambodia's National Assembly on Monday passed a bill which prohibits political parties from being affiliated with convicted criminals. Commentators believe the law is aimed at weakening the opposition...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief Thursday urging a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas to dismiss a challenge to changes to Texas' 2011...
The Constitutional Court of Spain ruled Wednesday that provisions of the Catallan budget that allocated funds to the upcoming independence referendum are illegal. The court held that any funds...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday granted a request from the Trump administration to stay ligation concerning an Obama administration air pollution regulation. The rule in question, the Mercury and...