A Stuttgart Public Prosecutor brought charges Monday in a district court in Mannheim against a 94-year-old former Schutzstaffel (SS) guard of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp for aiding and abetting the murders committed in the camp. The man,...

In a referendum Sunday, Guatemalans voted overwhelmingly to request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve the country's centuries-old territorial dispute with Belize. On Monday the government of Belize issued a press...

Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye , who was sentenced to 24 years in prison earlier this month, has decided not to appeal, according to a filing Monday. Park has submitted her intention not to proceed with...

The government of Pakistan has failed to resolve several human rights issues within the past year, according to a report released Monday by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) . According to the HRCP, issues such...

The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) released a report on Monday finding that the judicial proceedings under which former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed were convicted "contained serious flaws and violated his right to a...

Portugal's parliament on Friday approved legislation that will allow citizens to legally determine their own gender. The proposed law, introduced by the parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees, was...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The foreign secretary of Bangladesh and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday to cement their agreement that Rohingya...

The foreign secretary of Bangladesh and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday to cement their agreement that Rohingya refugees should be able to voluntarily return to Myanmar...

The UNs Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic said Friday they are "gravely concerned" over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The commission condemned the use of chemical weapons and noted that they have 34...

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday rejected was denied in March by the same court and judge. While in jail, Sanchez will...