Japan's parliament, the National Diet , passed a controversial "anti-conspiracy" bill on Thursday aimed at improving security and combating terrorism. Critics of the new bill, including the Japanese Bar Association and a UN Special Rapporteur , worry it...

The European Court of Justice on Thursday ruled that the BitTorrent sharing site, The Pirate Bay (TPB) , is directly infringing on copyright laws. TPB allows users to share and download movies, television shows and...

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government's policy of deporting foreign nationals who have committed crimes before their appeals are heard is unlawful. Section 3(5)(a) of the 1971 Act provides that a person who...

The European Commission started infringement procedures against the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary on Tuesday for refusal to comply with the European Commission's emergency relocation scheme. The emergency relocation scheme was passed in 2015 to help...

Australia's Minister of Immigration and Border Protection on Wednesday announced a $90 million settlement in the Manus Island class action lawsuit. The settlement includes $70 million (USD $52.75 million) to be paid to the plaintiffs and...

Sergio Cabral, former governor Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, was sentenced to 14 years and two months on Tuesday for corruption and money laundering. Cabral was governor from 2007 to 2014 and was instrumental in bringing the Summer...

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to abortions under the England's National Health Services (NHS) . In a 3-2 decision, judges dismissed the appeal of a...

The UN Human Rights Committee found Monday that Ireland must remedy harm done to a woman in 2010, after denying her an abortion. Siobhán Whelan had to travel to the UK to receive medical care. Whelan...

Both Israel and Palestine have failed to prosecute war crimes, according to a report presented Monday to the Human Rights Council . UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein submitted the report, reviewing...

Ricardo Martinelli , the president of Panama from 2009 to 2014, was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida on Monday, according to the US Embassy in Panama . The arrest is the result of an...