The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on Monday denounced the arrest of 30 opposition party members as part of a crackdown by President Joseph Kabila's government. The...

Human rights groups and nongovernmental organizations sent a letter on Monday to Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras urging him to end the "containment" of asylum seekers in island camp, which violates human rights, and transfer them to the mainland...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Wednesday withdrew the foreign ministry's warning to the head of the UN International Commission Against...

The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Wednesday withdrew the foreign ministry's warning to the head of the UN International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) , Iván Velásquez. The...

Iraq's Supreme Justice Council on Thursday ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul on charges of "provocation" against Iraq's armed forces. The court order comes after Rasul has spoken out against the increased military...

A Brazilian congressional committee voted Wednesday to reject corruption charges against President Michel Temer. The charges are related to a corruption case against meatpacking company JBS . The charges...

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif , his daughter and his son-in-law were indicted by an anti-corruption court on Thursday in connection to leaks that show his family had several offshore shell companies and his purchase of several...

The Kenyan High Court on Tuesday lifted a government-imposed ban on protestation after numerous protests against the Kenyan electoral commission. The recent protests were organized by National Super Alliance (NASA), the political...

Brazil's federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged individuals instrumental in obtaining Brazil's bid for the Olympic Games held last summer. Most notable of those charged of bribery are Carlos Nuzman , head of Brazil's Olympic...

Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday accused Myanmar security forces of committing crimes against humanity in their expelling of the Rohingya Muslim population. The report, entitled "My World Is Finished": Rohingya Targeted in Crimes against Humanity in...