France has officially opened a criminal torture investigation into the actions of the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad , officials confirmed Wednesday. The investigation is based on tens of thousands of photos allegedly documenting torture...

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Djamel Ameziane filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking reparations from the US government for human rights violations he alleges that he endured while in custody....

Honduran Congressional Vice President Lena Gutierrez began her trial Wednesday for her role in the nation's recent medical sale scandal. The charges include falsification of public documents and fraud against the...

A special court in India handed down death sentences Wednesday to five individuals convicted in bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 188 people in 2006. Special Judge Yatin D Shinde sentenced Kamal Ansari, Faisal Atur Rahman...

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia summoned Catalonia, President Artur Mas on Tuesday over his involvement in the 2014 independence referendum . Mas has been accused of civil disobedience, embezzlement of public funds...

The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on Tuesday expressed deep concern over human rights abuses committed by the World Bank , going as far as to call the World Bank...

Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra filed a criminal case against Attorney General Trakul Winitnaiyaphak and other prosecutors on Tuesday, accusing them of abuse of power and causing damage to others in the handling of...

Former Congolese vice president Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of interfering with the administration of justice. Bemba is accused of paying witnesses and coaching them to give false...

Prosecutors in China on Tuesday announced that they will be investigating former China Supreme Court justice Xi Xiaoming on corruption charges. The former vice president of the Supreme People's Court has already been fired from all of...

Twelve UN agencies published a joint statement on Tuesday urging states to end violence and discrimination toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals. Abuses toward the LGBTI population are human rights abuses impacting society as...