A federal judge who had previously ordered the US to release a series of force-feeding videotapes from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday denied a request by the government to reconsider the order. US District Judge Gladys...

UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights Ben Emmerson expressed concern Monday over the rising use of counter-terrorism measures around the world. Many nations have used counter-terrorism as an excuse to restrict public assembly...

The government of Malaysia is abusing broad, vaguely worded laws to jail its critics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. Before reelection, Prime Minister Najib Razak promised to support political rights by repealing...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Monday that he has deployed a mission to South Sudan after reports surfaced of human rights abuses by both sides. The 10-member team began its...

The International Criminal Court is urging India to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he visits the country this week. The office of Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that even though India is not...

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to adopt an agreement reached in June to end roaming charges by 2017 and to set net neutrality rules in the EU for the first time. Four proposed amendments, which...

The Republic of the Congo's electoral commission announced Tuesday that voters have approved an amendment to the constitution that would allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to extend his term in office. The amendment, approved by...

Egypt's state news agency MENA reported Monday that government security forces have arrested the secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice Party and another top ranked member of the party. A source from...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent Moroccan officials a letter Monday claiming that a draft framework law before the country's parliament is in conflict with obligations to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

Former Caracas prosecutor Franklin Nieves released a video Friday confessing to being pressured into presenting false evidence to condemn opposition leader Leopoldo López. The prosecutor claims that he fled Venezuela with his family...