The Egyptian Parliament on Tuesday passed a new law regulating church building, purportedly to support the nation's Christian minority. Church building has long been contentious in Egypt, where only a tenth of...

Iraqi militias are recruiting children from at least one civilian camp of displaced persons in the region of Kurdistan, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. Witnesses reported that at least seven children were...

Palestinian authorities are violating free speech rights by arresting and abusing dissenting activists and journalists,Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. The report details five cases in Gaza and the West Bank where journalists and activists were...

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday denied the final appeal of Mir Quasem Ali, an opposition leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and upheld his death sentence. Ali was sentenced to death in 2014 by the...

The European Commission ruled on Tuesday that Ireland may recover up to €13 billion from Apple after the company benefited from undue tax breaks. The commission ruled the tax breaks were illegal based on...

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed on Monday expressed "outrage" regarding Iran's execution of 12 people for drug-related charges on Saturday. The day before the execution, Shaheed had publicly...

A UN expert on Monday urged the participants of the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference in Myanmar to prioritize human rights in their discussions. Yanghee Lee , the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stated to the press on Monday that he would amend the constitution to ban full-body "burkini" swimsuits if re-elected next April. His comments came after a statement was made by...

UN experts on environment and indigenous peoples rights on Monday urged governments throughout the world to make human rights a priority in environmental conservation efforts, stating that protecting biodiversity is a human rights issue. The message comes days...

Dilma Rousseff, the suspended president of Brazil, appeared before the Senate on Monday to make a final appeal to lawmakers before they vote on whether to remove her from office. In her speech , Dilma claimed she is...