UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for increased accountability for criminal acts by international peacekeepers. While recognizing the gradual positive security developments over the past year, Zeid stressed...

The Extraordinary African Chambers confirmed Thursday that war crime accusations have been filed against Chad's President Idriss Deby . The special tribunal in Senegal is overseeing the case against the former president of Chad,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a transgender immigrant was protected from being deported to Mexico under the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT) . Edin Avendano-Hernandez petitioned the Board...

Syrian civilians are facing war crimes and crimes against humanity with "no end in sight," a group of UN human rights experts said Thursday. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic ...

The Israeli Parliament on Thursday passed a new law that will ban journalists from expressing their opinions on the county's public broadcasting network. The new public broadcast law passed by a vote of 25-18. The law states...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Turkish police of "disturbing abuse" Wednesday for their actions towards detainees in the renewed conflict with the Kurdish rebel forces . The abuses include cases in which men were...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein announced Thursday that UN workers were informed on August 30 that a teenage girl in the Central African Republic (CAR) was allegedly sexually...

Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina sent a letter to both the Guatemalan congress and reporters early Thursday announcing his resignation and his intention to "stand before justice." The congress has called...

A Netherlands court ruled on Wednesday that a Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil joint venture must pay homeowners for property damage caused by gas drilling related earthquakes. The Dutch Safety Board has warned several...

The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , Irina Bokova on Tuesday condemned the destruction of the Temple of Bel by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, calling it an "intolerable...