During an annual session last Friday, Missouri legislators passed a bill which will allow all state citizens to carry concealed guns without permits or completed gun training. Republicans supporting the bill argued that the law...

Egyptian officials announced on Sunday the conviction and prison sentences of over one hundred demonstrators who were peacefully assembling without a permit. Fifty one individuals were sentenced to two years in prison while another hundred and one individuals...

Turkish state police on Sunday prevented members from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) from holding a party congress in direct opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , by sealing off a hosting hotel. Police put...

The Dominican Republic on Sunday will hold elections for over 4,000 positions, including the president, vice-president, members of congress and the municipal councilors. This is the first time in over two decades that elections will be held for all electoral...

Papua New Guinea Immigration authorities stated on Thursday that the 898 refugees at the processing center on Manus Island are no longer detained because they are allowed to leave the facility. The announcement is in...

Uganda police announced on Saturday that opposition leader Kizza Besigye will be charged with treason after he was arrested Wednesday for declaring himself the president of the country despite losing the election to President Yoweri Museveni ....

The Massachusetts Senate advanced legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting transgender individuals from discrimination. Bill S.735 entitled An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination , seeks to add the term "gender identity" to the protected classes afforded rights...

The Supreme Court of Texas upheld the state's complicated public school funding system as constitutional Friday. The court noted that financial efficiency was not an issue with the state's public school funding based upon prior...

UN human rights experts expressed grave concern Friday over Belarus' death penalty practices after reports surfaced that a man was executed while his case was before the UN Human Rights Committee . Belarus' actions in killing...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged authorities in the Gambian capital of Banjul to release detained protesters. The UN stated that it has received reports that the protesters,...