US President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday calling for the US Trade Representative to develop a list of proposed tariffs against goods from China. The trade representative has 15 days to publish...

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was arrested and jailed early Friday on multiple corruption charges, including bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The Seoul Central District Court approved the arrest warrant based on serious allegations...

At the UN Human Rights Council Wednesday, 45 nations condemned the increasingly authoritarian actions taken by the regime in Cambodia. Last fall, opposition leader Kem Sokha was jailed and is being held in terrible conditions...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Eastern Caribbean countries to repeal colonial "buggery" laws . Among a variety of requests, HRW urged the countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,...

A committee of independent experts under the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday urged the Polish parliament to reject a proposed bill that would further restrict abortion rights in Poland. The bill would ban abortion in...

A UN report has identified profound human rights violations during the extended state of emergency in Turkey. The rights violated include deprivation of the right to work, torture, arbitrary detentions and infringements on the rights to freedom of...

The prosecutor general of the Maldives brought charges against 11 current and former government officials Tuesday. The charges include attempting to overthrow the government, attempting an act of terrorism, and giving and receiving bribes. The people named in...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into custody Tuesday morning for questioning regarding allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi . The questioning...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected a request made by Ireland to find that the "Hooded Men" previously detained by the UK had suffered torture. Dismissing the request 6-1, the ECHR...

An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday submitted a report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva highlighting Israel's failure to ensure the health and welfare of Palestinians living under their control. Michael Lynk, the current Special...