Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the Myanmar Parliament to reconsider a proposed law that they say has the potential to limit free expression and peaceful assembly. HRW acknowledged that the proposed law would replace...

The High Court in Uganda on Friday handed down five life sentences for men convicted of perpetrating the 2010 Kampala attacks, which killed 76 people. The court also gave two 50-year terms, and one community service sentence associated...

More than 2,000 inmates across Zimbabwe were granted amnesty and released from prison due to overcrowding and a lack of food, according to a report Thursday. President Robert Mugabe, who extended the pardon under the Constitution...

Justice and accountability are crucial aspects of achieving and maintaining peace in Libya, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Thursday. She also encouraged [UN News Centre...

South Africa's Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to allow government expropriation of land. The bill will serve to allow a government adjudicator to value a particular piece of land and then expropriate it for...

Dozens of detainees in South Sudan are being held in inhumane conditions, Amnesty International (AI) reported Friday. According to AI, the citizens are currently being held in "poorly ventilated metal shipping containers, fed only once...

The Supreme Court of India ruled Thursday that Salvatore Girone, the Italian marine under investigation for the killing of two fisherman, is free to go home while India and Italy await the decision of the Permanent Court of...

Amnesty International (AI) published a policy statement on Wednesday calling for the decriminalization of sex workers . Stating that, "ex workers are at heightened risk of a whole host of human rights abuses including rape,...

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office urged Gaza authorities to end the use of the death penalty on Wednesday. Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the office is...

The Stockholm District Court upheld the arrest warrant for Julian Assange on Wednesday, finding he was not illegally detained in absentia. Assange has been held on allegations of rape dating back to...