The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday upheld the death sentences of 16 civilians convicted of terror-related offenses by military courts. The appellants contended that their constitutional rights had been violated, as they were tried in secret, without...

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has struck down a ban on non-commercial ads at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) for violating the first First Amendment. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored...

France's highest administrative court, the Council of State on Friday overturned the ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in the French city of Cannes. The court held that imposing a...

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that courts cannot use prior juvenile charges to enhance the sentence of an adult criminal offender. In a 4-3 decision, the court held that using prior juvenile charges to enhance sentencing...

The United Nations (UN) issued a report on Thursday detailing the "terrible atrocities" committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Yezidi people and other ethnic and...

A group of human rights experts for the UN called upon Turkey's government to uphold its international human rights obligations, despite declared emergency following failed coup. In particular, the experts ask that Turkey does not invoke Article 4...

Polish prosecutors said Thursday that they have begun an investigation into Constitutional Tribunal head, Andrzej Rzeplinski, to determine if he abused his power in preventing judges appointed by the ruling party to take part in decisions. Likely the...

Angela Merkel, through the Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere , said on Friday that women should be banned from wearing a face veil in various areas, including in school and while driving. On the partial face veil...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Thursday permanently blocked portions of a Florida law that would stop funding to Planned Parenthood following Governor Rick Scott's decision...

According to a report issued by Mexico's independent National Human Rights Commission , 22 civilians were executed during a May 2015 drug raid in Michoacan. The report states that among the 43 individuals killed during the...