The Council of Europe said Monday that Russia must investigate the deaths and abductions of activists in Crimea and ensure that the rights of minorities and media are respected. A 16-page report by Europe's Commissioner...
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An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the detention of Alaa Abdel-Fattah , one of one of Egypt's most prominent pro-democracy activists, at the start of his retrial for breaking a law on demonstrations. Abdel-Fattah was convicted...
Ukraine held a parliamentary election on Sunday which resulted in large support for pro-Western parties. President Petro Poroshenko's Bloc party, which has been known to be a pro-European political party, received the most...
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday announced that the federal government will recognize same sex marriage in six additional states. The addition of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming will now...
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 23 activists to three years in prison for protesting without a permit, an act that violates a law enacted in November 2013. The men were arrested in June while protesting the...
Uruguay began voting on Sunday to elect a new president to succeed current leader Jose Mujica . Mujica's leftist party, the Broad Front, is being represented by former President Tabare Vazquez . The opposing right...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday criticized the lack of action taken by the Thai government to bring police and military personnel responsible for the deaths of protestors in Tak Bai in 2004 to justice....
Egypt on Saturday declared a three-month state of emergency in the north and center of the Sinai Peninsula following a suicide bombing that killed at least 31 soldiers. The measures will begin at 3:00 GMT on...
An appellate court in Lyon, France has upheld the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov , Kazakhstan's former energy minister accused of misappropriating USD $6 billion from BTA Bank . This overrules a previous ruling in...
Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) , on Friday urged the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan to reject proposed legislation institutionalizing discrimination against individuals...
