Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland arrived in Turkey Wednesday to meet with a variety of Turkish, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, urging respect for the rule of law....
A report released on Sunday by the Kaduna State Government stated, among other things, that "he force used by the Nigerian Army resulting in the death of the 349 IMN members was disproportionate" and called...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a new process for selecting Supreme Court justices that will allow all qualified individuals to apply for the position. Trudeau stated that, "or the first time, any...
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's death penalty statute is unconstitutional. Citing a January US Supreme Court decision that found that Florida's death penalty scheme violated the Sixth Amendment , the...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of North Dakota on Monday barred the state from enforcing its voter identification law. Judge Daniel Hovland issued a preliminary injunction, finding that the strict law...
Chinese authorities released a prominent human rights lawyer from detention on Monday. Wang Yu was released on bail after confessing to "subverting state power" and rejecting awards from the American Bar Association and Ludovic Trarieux Prize for her...
The prime minister of Cambodia filed a lawsuit alleging defamation against an opposition leader and opposition party leader on Monday. Primer Minister Hun Sen's lawyer filed suit against Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President Sam Rainsy for posting...
Controversial new security laws took effect Monday in Malaysia. Backed by Prime Minister Najib Razak , the National Security Act will allow government authorities to declare martial law in areas deemed to be under a security...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over efforts by the Iraqi government to expedite implementation of the death penalty. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has created...