UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warned Wednesday that South Sudan "teeters on the brink of a disaster." Speaking before the Human Rights Council Special Session on South Sudan , Zeid called...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. Senate Bill 1848 was passed in 2014 and put on hold [JURIST...

Colombia's Constitutional Court on Tuesday approved the government's plan to expedite a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) . The court ruled 8-1 to allow President Juan Manuel...

Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a 20-week gestation limit for abortions into law Tuesday, while also vetoing the "Heartbeat Bill" , which would have banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable. The Ohio...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that upheld Virginia's voter identification law. The plaintiffs challenged SB 1256 , which requires that voters have a valid form...

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Texas regulations that would require the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains. The new regulations, approved last week by the Texas...

Qatar's new labor reforms, which take effect Tuesday, fail to provide adequate protections for migrant workers, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released Monday. The country replaced it previous 2009 sponsorship law with...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday accused Syrian pro-government forces of going door to door and systematically killing civilians in at least four neighborhoods. The killings have reportedly resulted in...

The US Supreme Court denied review of two class action lawsuit settlements Monday related to concussion injuries suffered by players in the National Football League . The $1 billion settlement between the NFL and more...

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission on Sunday announced that a referendum to give the government more power has passed. The referendum gives more control to the prime minister by bestowing the...