Northern Ireland still faces significant challenges 20 years after the violent period known as "the Troubles" , UN Special Rapporteur Pablo de Greiff said Wednesday. The Special Rapporteur focused on transitional justice in Northern Ireland and...

A regional court in Hungary decided on Thursday to deport two British citizens back to the UK pursuant to an arrest warrant for the men's unauthorized departure. Simon Keeler and Trevor Brooks, also known as Abu...

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, a delegation of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Wednesday that Sri Lanka has an opportunity to properly address the rights...

The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 Thursday in favor of suspending the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the US. On Wednesday the White House stated that President Barack Obama would...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) ...

The French National Assembly voted Thursday to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands police power for searches and arrests, and allows authorities to restrict...

US President Barack Obama stated Thursday that he intends to continue his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay prison, despite likely push back from Congress after the Paris attacks . Obama made remarks to reporters...

A Spanish judge has effectively issued an "arrest warrant" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , ordering law enforcement to alert him if Netanyahu sets foot in the country, so that he may reopen the investigation into the...

The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of two opposition leaders who were convicted of war crimes for their involvement in the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, second in...

The Rwandan Senate unanimously voted on Tuesday to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in office. This vote is a step in the ongoing process to amend the 2003 Constitution [text,...