Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called for the reduction of overcrowding to improve poor prison conditions in Latin America following a prison fire in Honduras. The fire occurred this past Tuesday and killed more...

The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that defines life as beginning at the moment of conception. The bill passed 34-8 and will advance to the State House for consideration....

Judge Ahmed Refaat will set the date to announce his verdict in a court session next Wednesday in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak , the judge told the court Thursday. Mubarak's...

The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 5-2 to approve a proposed civil union bill , referring it to the Colorado Senate for a full vote. The bill gives same-sex couples...

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Thursday called on Syria to end to violence against civilians and possible crimes against humanity . During a speech in Vienna, Austria, the Secretary General said he...

Philippine President Benigno Aquino called for public support Thursday to encourage impeachment proceedings against Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona . Aquino warned that the fight against corruption depended on the result of the impeachment....

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday delayed the trial of former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic , setting a new start date...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released a report accusing the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya of allowing the abuse and torture of supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary; JURIST news...

An indictment against General Ilker Basbug was accepted by the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court on Wednesday, after Basbug's request to have his case heard by the Supreme State Council, a faction of Turkey's Constitutional...

Amnesty International (AI) released a statement Tuesday condemning recent anti-gay actions by the government of Uganda . The statement came in response to a number of adverse actions against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)...