The Syrian government on Sunday approved a draft law that would allow the formation of political parties to oppose the ruling Baath Party, led by President Bashar al-Assad . The law would permit a political party to...

An independent commission on Sunday began investigating human rights violations related to the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Bahrain . The chairman of the five-person Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), Cherif Bassiouni , announced that the group's...

Two suspected war criminals have been arrested in Canada after the federal government announced Thursday it would seek the aid of its citizens in tracking down 30 individuals suspected of war crimes or crimes against humanity. Public Safety Minister...

Belgium implemented a law on Saturday banning women from wearing the Islamic burqa in public. The measure was initially passed by the Belgian Federal Parliament in April 2010 by a vote of 136-1. Under the new legislation, any woman...

The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Sunday that it has enacted a law which allows the use of chemical castration on sex offenders convicted of attacking children under the age of 16 years old. The...

Two UN rights officials on Friday expressed concern over reports of violence used by Syrian authorities against the country's own people. Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Francis Deng ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ordered that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in...

A federal judge on Friday reduced a $1.5 million jury verdict against a Minnesota woman who was found to have willfully shared music files to $54,000. Chief Judge Michael Davis of the US District Court for the...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ruled that two former Guantanamo detainees cannot continue to litigate their habeas corpus petitions and refused to order the Government to rescind...

US President Barack Obama on Friday certified the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) , the controversial policy barring openly gay individuals from serving in the military. The...