The Ukraine parliament (Verkhovna Rada) passed a bill Thursday that recognizes regions currently under Russia-backed separatist control as "occupied" and supports retrieving those areas through political and diplomatic means while allowing for military action. The bill was...

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court decided Wednesday to establish the Council of the Union, or the Federal Council, which will oversee provisions passed by parliament. The need for the council is stated in article 48 of the...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday announced that it will bar Haitians from receiving H-2A and H-2B visas, which provide foreign workers access to the US for temporary agricultural and seasonal work. DHS...

The Supreme Court of British Columbia on Wednesday declared Canada's practice of indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons unconstitutional and stated that the practice violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The plaintiffs included non-profit groups...

Romania has made little progress against corruption in state institutions, according to a report released Thursday by the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) . In the report, GRECO said that concerns regarding the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published its annual report Thursday, covering global human rights issues from late 2016 through November 2017, and more than 90 countries. It highlights human rights problems occurring in Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Russia,...

The UK House of Commons voted 324-295 on Wednesday to pass the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill , also known as as the "Brexit" bill, after concluding its third and final reading of the bill....

Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed Tuesday to complete the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya within two years. According to a statement released by the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the repatriation will be completed within two years...

A coalition of human rights groups, including the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK), Stop the War Coalition, the Campaign Against Arms Trade and Human Rights for Yemen, sent a letter to Prime Minister...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Luxembourg Court of Cassation on Thursday reversed the conviction of "LuxLeaks" whistleblower Antoine Deltour who had leaked thousands of documents revealing tax breaks for major companies. ...