Egypt's Court of Cassation , the nation's highest court, on Monday upheld the death penalty for 10 men involved in the Port Said Stadium Riot in which more than 70 individuals were killed after...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that Moroccan authorities have been on a two-year campaign to obstruct Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) , the country's largest independent human rights organization. According to HRW,...
Amnesty International (AI) on Sundayurged the Israeli Supreme Court to repeal a 2003 law that bans many Palestinians from entering the country, including those who are seeking reunification with their families. The Citizenship...
The newly-inaugurated President of The Gambia promised Saturday to end human rights violations in his country and ordered the release of 171 inmates who had been detained without a trial. President Adama Barrow's inauguruation...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday issued a call to Philippine authorities to drop political charges against Senator Leila de Lima, who has spoken against President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. The charges brought against...
US Republican senators announced on Sunday that they are planning to introduce a bill further sanctioning Iran for testing ballistic missiles and attempting to "destabilize" the Middle East. Tehran recently increased international tensions after testing ballistic missiles...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday that Iraqi forces, backed by the US, have begun their offensive push into the western sector of the city of Mosul, currently occupied by the Islamic State (IS). IS forces have...
Following Bosnia-Herzegovina's vow to appeal a 2007 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during Bosnia's civil war, many fear political crisis may be brewing in the Balkans. Serbia's foreign minister, Ivica...
The three-member UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan called Friday for the establishment of an independent system to investigate violations in South Sudan. The establishment of the system would help with the integration of the hybrid...
Samsung's would be head Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) was arrested in Seoul on Friday on charges of bribery and undue influence in connection with a scandal involving South Korea President Park Geun-hye. In...