The Chui Regional Court in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday reinstated the life sentence for human rights defender Azimjan Askarov. The court found Askarov guilty again of stirring up ethnic hatred during deadly clashes between local Uzbeks and Kyrgyz...

The lawyer for ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega said Monday that a court has granted Noriega leave to prepare for brain surgery at home instead of in a hospital. Lawyer Ezra Angel had argued that Noriega should not be...

Widows in Zimbabwe are routinely evicted from their land by relatives after the death of their husbands, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. The report documents interviews with 59 widows, throughout all 10...

US President Donald Trump on Monday reinstated a Reagan-era policy known as the Mexico City Policy that prevents foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving US funding if they provide abortions or promote policies that...

US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday withdrawing the US from the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) . The TPP, signed nearly a year ago, was a trade pact between the US and 11 Pacific...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will be lifting restrictions on Israelis building settlements in East Jerusalem. The statement said "My vision is to enact sovereignty over all the settlements." Immediately after the...

Pending Russian legislation may weaken the country's protections against domestic violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. HRW is urging the Russian parliament to reject the legislation for the threat it posses...

India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by public interest lawyer M.L. Sharma calling for a delay in the federal budget, dismissing concerns about the budget's effect on voters. Chief Justice J.S. Khehar...

Of the more than 14,000 asylum seekers currently confined to five Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, many are facing dire circumstances due to irregularly harsh winter conditions, according to a statement released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

South Korea's Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Cho Yoon-sun , was arrested on Saturday by Korean prosecutors after allegedly creating a blacklist of artists critical of South Korea's impeached president. Cho was arrested , along with...