Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ruled that defendants who are pregnant women, mothers with young children or people with disabilities, who are accused of non-violent crimes, will not be detained in jail...

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released a report Friday identifying 43 high-profile military personnel who may be responsible for war crimes. Among those identified are eight Lieutenant Generals, 17 Major Generals, eight...

Myanmar officials have been bulldozing depopulated Rohingya villages that were previously the targets of arson by the government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. Satellite images have shown that at least 55 villages were cleared since...

Amnesty International (AI) launched its 2017 Report Thursday, highlighting human rights issues in 159 countries and territories across the world. The report recognizes conflict, poverty, refugee crises and discrimination. In a foreword, AI Secretary General Salil Shetty called...

A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that the Yushu Intermediate Court in China has upheld charges of "incitement to separatism" against Tashi Wangchuk. Charges were brought against Wangchuk in January 2016 after the...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday found Poland guilty of violating EU air quality standards by persistently exceeding limits for "particulate matter" (PM10) concentrations during an eight-year period between 2007 and 2015 in as many...

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized a Bahrain court for sentencing human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison...

True reconciliation and lasting peace in South Sudan will only be possible if people are both free and safe to express themselves, regardless of any of their affiliations, according to a UN report released Thursday. Conflict has persisted...

A UK High Court judge ruled Wednesday that the UK government's plan to combat air pollution is "unlawful" and "seriously flawed." Justice Garnham urged the government to investigate and identify ways to bring air quality back to its...

As EU members and institutions meet to revise migration policies, the UN on Wednesday called for a stop to detention of children. The Common European Asylum System currently allows for children to be detained as a last...