Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a controversial bill on Thursday banning abortions motivated by concerns of the fetus' gender, race or potential disabilities. The bill also places restrictions on medical providers, requiring a thorough doctor consultation...

Two Turkish journalists went on trial in closed proceedings Friday on espionage charges that have garnered worldwide concerns regarding the state of free press under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's regime. In 2014 Can Dundar and Erdem Gul...

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Frost urged Honduras on Friday to protect human rights defenders and their families in light of the recent deaths of prominent activists. Frost's plea follows last Tuesday's murder of Nelson García,...

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has ordered Montana to respond to the Montana Republican Party's application for injunctive relief requesting the right to a closed primary in the state. Earlier this...

The Georgia state legislature on Thursday approved a bill to allow faith-based establishments, including churches, schools and other organizations, to refuse service or employment to same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs. While groups such...

The Dusseldorf District Court ruled on Wednesday that Apple products infringe upon video streaming patents belonging to the Kudeleski Group , a Swiss security company. In 2014 Kudeleski filed three patent suits...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday urged state court systems to stop using procedural routines and hefty fines to profit off poor defendants . DOJ officials Vanita Gupta and Lisa Foster informed ...

UN human rights investigator Marzuki Darusman urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday to push for the prosecution of top North Korean government officials for crimes against humanity. Darusman stressed [HRW...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Thailand to stop harassing and charging human right lawyers for defending victims of the government's abuses. HRW Asia director Brad Adams accused the government of acting as a...

West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have allowed civilians 21 and over to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The bill did not require carriers...