The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) voiced its concerns on Tuesday regarding the lack of drinking water accessible to children in war torn countries. According to UNICEF, more than 180 million people are cut off [UN...

Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet introduced a bill on Tuesday that would legalize same-sex marriage. Bachelet said "We believe that it is not ethical or just to place artificial limits on love or deny essential...

Human rights groups on Monday filed suits against Jagath Jayasuriya, a former Sri Lanka army general, for alleged war crimes and human rights violations he committed during the 2009 civil war in Sri Lanka. The suits are based on his...

In a periodic report published on Friday, the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expressed concern about the racist speech used by politicians and neo-Nazi groups in Russia. According to the report,...

Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission allegedly failed to follow a Supreme Court order on Tuesday requiring the electoral commission to grant the opposition computer access to verify controversial election results. According to Raila Odinga, head of...

Since the Kenyan presidential election on August 8, more than 12 people have been killed and more than 100 have been badly injured due to serious human rights violations , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. Following the announcement...

A Kenyan ban on plastic bags officially went into effect Monday, six months after it was announced in February. The ban applies to Kenyans producing, selling or using plastic bags and carries a punishment...

Kenya Supreme Court ordered the election commission on Monday to allow Raila Odinga's National Super Alliance (NASA) and Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party limited access to its computer servers and electronic devices to assess the vote-count for themselves to verify the...

Guatemala's Constitutional Court issued an order Sunday blocking the expulsion of the lead UN anti-corruption official only hours after President Jimmy Morales ordered his expulsion. Morales argued that Ivan Velasquez, head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A South Korean court sentenced billionaire head of Samsung Lee Jae-yong to five years in jail for bribery on Friday. Former Thai prime minister Yingluck...