Vietnam has urged ]statement, in Vietnamese] the international tribunal in The Hague to deliver a "fair and objective" ruling concerning Philippines' challenge to China's expansive claims in the South China Sea. Two days after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)...
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Vietnam urges ‘fair and objective’ ruling in South China Sea territory dispute
Kenya officers detained for murder of human rights lawyer
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ICC will not prosecute Blair for war crimes over Iraq war: report
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UN human rights council votes to appoint expert on LGBT rights
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UN rights body calls on AU to respond to Eritrea violations
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Canada Supreme Court overturns drug charges due to trial delay
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Federal court dismisses lawsuit against rival of Turkish President
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Russia human rights council calls for rejection of anti-terror bill
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AI and HRW issue joint call for suspension of Saudi Arabia from UN Human Rights Council
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India Supreme Court refers decision on challenge to homosexuality ban to Chief Justice
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Kenyan authorities have detained three police officers for their involvement in the murder of a human rights lawyer. The officers have not yet been charged with the murders, but a judge announced they will remain in detention for...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will not prosecute Tony Blair for war crimes related to the 2003 Iraq War, according to the Telegraph. The ICC said Saturday that the decision "by the UK to go to war in...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted on Thursday in favor of appointing an independent expert to report on and investigate worldwide violence and discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The appointment passed...
The UN Human Rights Council called on the African Union (AU) Friday to respond to a report that detailed gross human rights violations in Eritrea. The report found that systemic and widespread...
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday overturned a man's drug possession and trafficking conviction because he had been made to wait too long for his trial. The man, Shane Vassal, had waited three years before...
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Muhammed Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Muslim cleric and rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , saying the court...
The Presidential Council for Civil Society Development and Human Rights on Thursday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to reject a controversial collection of anti-terror bills. The Council, a government department under Putin,...
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling for the removal of Saudia Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) . The groups are urging the General...
Two justices of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday declined to rule on a petition challenging the constitutionality of the country's law prohibiting sex between consenting adults of the same sex. The petitioners, several prominent LGBT celebrities,...
