UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday addressed the challenges of upholding the fundamental rights of children in war zones, stating that protecting children is a "moral imperative and legal obligation." The Secretary-General spoke on the issue...

Delaware Governor Jack Markell on Thursday signed into law House Bill 39 , a measure that decriminalizes the possession and use of small amounts of marijuana. The bill, which was given final legislative approval ...

A US District Court judge on Friday approved an agreement between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the city of Cleveland that is intended to reform the city's police department. The agreement , a consent...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday struck down the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul , the media secretary for Osama...

Kenyan police on Thursday charged five men in connection with the attack on Garissa University by al-Shabaab militants in April. The attack by Somali Islamist gunmen killed 148 students, making it the nation's worst militant attack in nearly 20...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called on new Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate reports of both military abuses and crimes committed by the Islamist rebel group Boko Haram...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday released a report arguing that strong encryption is elemental to basic human rights. The report hails encryption and anonymity as tools that...

Croatia's parliament on Friday passed a law that grants compensation to victims of rape during the country's war of independence from Yugoslavia more than 20 years ago. Despite its lateness, the move has been hailed as an important step...

A Bangladeshi police official on Monday said that Bangladeshi police have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) on suspicion that the pair were planning to fight for IS in Syria. According to Sheikh...

Rights groups on Monday criticized Myanmar's newly signed birth-spacing law, which requires some mothers to space the births of their children three years apart. The law, signed by Myanmar President Thein Sein on Saturday, was...