The South Korean Parliament on Thursday introduced a motion to begin impeachment proceedings against President Park Geun-hye. The opposition-led parliament will need at least three-fourths of the parliament's votes for the motion to proceed. The motion is only...

The European Commission on Thursday announced plans to take action against seven member states for failing to fulfill their obligations under EU law when they did not set up penalty systems to deter manufacturers from violating...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered France, which is investigating Equatorial Guinea's Second Vice President Teodoro Obiang, to respect the rights of a building deemed to be part of the Equatorial Guinea's diplomatic...

The High Court in Nairobi ruled Wednesday that an HIV data collection directive violates fundamental rights to privacy and is therefore unconstitutional . The data collection was ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta last year...

A UN human rights report published Wednesday calls for action to be taken in order to reunite families who were separated along the Korean Peninsula following the Korean War. The report highlights the different forms of familial...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday endorsed a partial ban on burqas and niqabs. Merkel said that "the full facial veil is inappropriate and should be banned wherever is legally possible." The chancellor's party, the Christian Democratic Union...

A UN human rights expert called on all Australians Wednesday to end racial discrimination within the country. UN Special Rapporteur on racism Mutuma Ruteere asked the country to strengthen efforts to end racism, xenophobia and other forms...

A group of UN human rights experts called on the Chinese government Tuesday to investigate the disappearance of a prominent human rights lawyer. Jiang Tianyong has been missing since November 21, after he visited the family of another...

Prosecutors in the war crimes trial of Ratko Mladić on Wednesday urged the judges to impose a life sentence. The trial commenced on May 16, 2012, before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ...

In an ongoing auto emissions scandal, South Korea announced Wednesday that it plans to fine Volkswagen (VW) an estimated USD $32 million over false advertisements . The fine is the largest of its kind, and will be...