Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Tuesday that blasphemy is an "unpardonable offense" and ordered the state to remove such content from social media. In a Twitter post through the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz [official...

The UN expert on human rights in North Korea, Tomas Ojea Quintana called Monday for a inquiry by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) into the death of the estranged brother of North Korean Leader...

The UK Parliament passed the Brexit bill on Monday after the House of Commons voted 273 to 135 to overturn suggested amendments to the bill and sent the bill back to the House...

Yanghee Lee , the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, called Monday for an international investigation into the crimes against humanity allegedly committed by the Myanmar government towards the Rohingya Muslim...

People who lack the capacity to consent are being detained without appropriate checks and balances, according to a report released by the UK Law Commission Monday. According to the report, people with dementia and learning...

Gustavo Gallon , the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, called Monday for increased aid to victims of Hurricane Matthew. In his initial report , Gallon recounted visiting High School Nord Alexis, a...

An Egyptian public prosecutor announced on Monday that former president Hosni Mubarak will be released from detention in a military hospital. During a retrial this month, Mubarak, who was overthrown in 2011, was cleared of...

Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland , said Monday that she will seek a referendum to allow Scottish citizen to vote on independence from the UK ahead of the British exit from the EU ,...

The EU said Monday that Moldova needs to do more to encourage an independent judiciary and investigate bank fraud in a released Monday. The report follows the EU-Moldova Association Agreement , which fully entered force in...

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere confirmed on Sunday that a Tunisian man responsible for a deadly museum attack in Tunisia in 2015 will be deported. Maiziere said, "I can confirm that the talks between us and the Tunisian side...