A judge for the Superior Court of California in the County of San Francisco ruled Thursday that requiring a Catholic hospital to perform a tubal ligation sterilization would violate its religious freedom. The plaintiff, Rebecca Chamorro,...

The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday that it has begun the first assessment of the Rule of Law in Poland, a member state, concerning the EU policy of Media Freedom and Pluralism materials] as well...

Ethiopian government security forces have killed 140 protesters in the Oromia region despite December reports of only five deaths, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The protesters began demonstrations in November against the government's plan to expand...

A Ukrainian official said Tuesday that the nation plans to sue Russia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on claims of financing terrorism. The claims surround the Russian annexation of Donbas and Crimea. Pavlo Petrenko, the Justice...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday in favor of a man convicted of jaywalking during a 2012 protest in Moscow. Yevgeniy Frumkin was attending a demonstration in Bolotnaya Square to challenge the reelection of...

Christoph Strässer, Human Rights Commissioner for EU-member Germany, on Tuesday stated that Turkey should not receive a "discount" on meeting human rights criteria to join the EU . Strässer condemned Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that the state's lifetime ban on convicted criminals gaining full-time employment in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was unconstitutional. The unanimous decision supported the plaintiffs' claim that section...

Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) passed new legislation Tuesday that opponents decry as damaging to the checks and balances within the government. The law creates new hurdles for Poland's Constitutional Court [official...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday announced that, in response to the unique prejudice and violence lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees face, it has implemented a new effort to...

Hawaiian residents opposed to a self governing native Hawaiian nation within the state have notified a lower court of plans to make a second trip to the US Supreme Court to address the action taken by...