The Georgia General Assembly passed an Arizona-style immigration bill on Thursday that requires police to check the immigration status of anyone they have probable cause to believe has committed a...

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday to consider creating new laws, courts and prisons specialized to address the growing problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia....

Three Kenyan officials made an initial appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday and were notified of the charges pending against them , stemming from violence surrounding the December 2007 Kenyan elections...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Serbian authorities to halt the forced evictions of Roma in Belgrade and provide them with adequate housing and compensation. The AI report alleges that...

Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez , announced Friday that he is resigning his position for urgent personal reasons. Chavez, appointed just 18 months ago, resigned amid criticism over how he handled...

Use of the death penalty is on the decline across the world, according to a report released Monday by Amnesty International (AI) . Excluding China, which keeps its death penalty statistics secret, the number...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday condemned the Uruguayan government for its role in the abduction and death of an Argentinean woman in the 1970s, effectively overturning the...

The French National Commission of Information Technology and Liberty (CNIL) fined Google 100,000 euros (USD $141,300) on Monday for violating French data privacy laws by capturing personal data through...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Friday that the display of the crucifix in public schools in Italy does not violate Article 9 or Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 of...

Two former Blackwater contractors were convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for their role in the May 2009 shooting deaths of two...