The UN human rights chief on Sunday called for an international probe into alleged war crimes that occurred during the last phase of the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War that ended in 2009. UN...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the governments of South Sudan and Uganda on Saturday to investigate new evidence that cluster bombs were used in the South Sudan conflict. HRW cited new evidence of cluster bombs,...

Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi appeared in court in Cairo on Sunday in his trial for espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. Morsi continues to reject the allegations against him, and the trial...

Turkey's parliament on Saturday passed a law giving parliament more control over how judges are appointed. Amid protests over suspected government corruption and even violence inside parliament the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) ...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidelines on Friday for banks to provide services to legal marijuana-related businesses. The guidance document lists eight priorities in line with those of the Department of Justice (DOJ)...

A spokesperson for the Ugandan government, Ofwono Opondo, said in a tweet Friday that President Yoweri Museveni will sign an anti-gay law that provides for life imprisonment for homosexuals. Homosexuality has long been illegal in Uganda,...

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday called on all parties involved in the violent protests in Venezuela to open dialogue to resolve the situation after...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced a decree on Thursday banning gay couples or single people from countries that legally allow same-sex marriage from adopting Russian children. The Russian government resolution [materials, in...

The Mississippi House of Representatives approved a measure on Thursday banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. According to the legislation, the bill was introduced out of concern that a fetus can feel pain by...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday struck down Virginia's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In 2006, Virginia voters ratified an amendment (Article I section 15-A) to...