The Guatemalan Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended President Jimmy Morales' order to deport the head of a UN anti-corruption commission from the country. The order came from the president two days after Ivan Velasquez, the Colombian prosecutor who...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report on Wednesday highlighting the human rights violations abuses that have been committed in Venezuela amid this year's anti-government protests. Since the...

Uber confirmed on Tuesday that they are currently under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for bribing foreign officials. The DOJ is seeking to determine whether Uber operated in violation of the Foreign Corrupt...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged people to refrain from violence against Myanmar security forces, for authorities to adhere to human rights law, and for authorities to prohibit use of provocative...

Multiple UN experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance as the rates of enforced disappearances are increasing in multiple countries in...

In an open letter addressed to representatives of the Member and Observer States of the United Nations Humans Rights Council , 56 national, regional and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) called for an "independent, international inquiry" into violations of...

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,...