The Venezuelan Supreme Court on Monday annulled Parliament's decision to begin impeachment proceedings against President Nicolás Maduro , ruling that the action went beyond Parliament's constitutional power . The High Court reaffirmed...

A new report released Monday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows that children in Afghanistan are bearing the brunt of the nutritional crisis, despite attempts at administering food aid. OCHA...

The US Treasury Department announced on Monday that five Russian officials have been sanctioned for human rights abuses. The officials include Aleksandr Bastrykin, who serves as both chief public investigator and close aide...

The conditions on Greek Islands for asylum seekers has been labeled as "untenable" by the European Commission due to heavy snowfall in the region, said a spokesperson on Monday. The islands have seen a steady flow of refugees...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a controversial law Monday that may impact the August elections. The law enables a paper recount of votes in the event that the electronic systems fail. Though a victory for the majority Jubilee...

A UN Independent Expert has warned that increasing austerity measures to the American territory will threaten residents' human rights. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky , the Independent Expert, stated that "ensuring financial stability, controlling public debt and reducing...

Indian police are accused of raping at least 16 women in Chhattisgarh in Bijapur district in October 2015, stated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Saturday. NHRC said that the "human rights of the victims have...

A group of 10,000 British motorists have filed a class action lawsuit seeking compensation following Volkswagen's (VW) diesel emissions scandal. Damon Parker, the head litigator at Harcus Sinclair , the law firm handling the suit, claims...

Thailand's National Reform Steering Committee, which is appointed by the military, proposed a new law on Monday stating that Thai officials convicted of corruption involving more than 1 billion baht (USD $28 million) would be eligible for the death...

A UN human rights expert expressed concern Monday for nine human rights activists imprisoned in Iran. Among those activists, eight are believed to be on life threatening hunger strikes, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human...