A Thai court on Wednesday upheld a controversial law which imposes criminal sanctions for those deemed to have insulted the royal family. The Thai Constitutional Court decided unanimously that Article 112 of the Criminal Code of...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday in X. v. Turkey that a gay man was detained in violation of Articles 3 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights ....

The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would legalize circumcisions . The law comes in response to a Cologne state court ruling that circumcision of minors...

A Russian court on Wednesday freed one member of the controversial feminist rock collective Pussy Riot . The Moscow City Court freed Yekaterina Samutsevich after accepting her argument that...

An Alaska Superior Court judge on Monday upheld a state law that requires women under the age of 18 to notify their parents if they intend to get an abortion. Judge John Suddock held...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two related cases on Tuesday. In Tibbals v. Carter , the court considered the "right to competence" in habeas corpus cases and whether...

Libyan government lawyers on Tuesday urged International Criminal Court (ICC) judges to allow Saif al-Islam to be tried in Libya, promising a fair trial for the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi...

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi announced on Tuesday a general pardon issued in August for most people detained or convicted for crimes committed during and in support of the Egyptian Revolution ....

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter to the members of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly on Monday urging them to amend Egypt's draft constitution to comply with international treaties. HRW said...

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday supended a cybercrimes law that became effective last week. The suspension will be for 120 days while the court considers whether provisions of the...