The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday rejected a challenge to Britain's refusal to pay family welfare benefits to unemployed EU migrants who do not have the right to reside in the UK. The judges ruled...

A Bahraini court on Tuesday issued a three month suspension of the group Al-Wefaq. . The court found that the group has engaged in "terrorism, extremism, and violence." The ban is pending a verdict to determine...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks reported Wednesday that Poland's legal and institutional framework threatens human rights . The Commissioner is particularly concerned with the "paralysis" of the constitutional court. The report...

Venezuelan government officials on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to deny a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro proposed by opposition leaders. Following the declaration by the National Electoral College (CNE) that more than 600,000...

In response to the mass killing in Orlando, the UN's top human rights official on Tuesday urged the US to increase its gun control measures. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein stated...

Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled Monday that an investigation into the country's 1989 revolution can reopened. The prosecutor general's office said in October that the investigation into the events of December...

The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) on Sunday released a statement calling for the world to end child labor in supply chains such as agriculture, mining and manufacturing. The statement was made on...

Authorities in Bangladesh detained approximately 1,600 people between Thursday and Friday in efforts to find and detain radical Islamist militants. Police suspect only 37 of the detainees are more than petty criminals, none of whom are believed to...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday cautioned Israel that their response to the deadly Tel Aviv attack earlier this week may be violating international law by implementing prohibitive collective...

In an opinion issued on Friday, the Venice Commission announced that it believes Poland's current surveillance powers are too broad and need to be checked. The opinion focuses on sections 19 and 20c of the Police Act...