The top UN official for human rights expressed serious concern on Thursday over a recent agreement between the EU and Turkey to "stem the flow" of refugees and migrants into Greece and Europe. UN High Commissioner for Human...

The US Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed the indictment against seven Iranian computer specialists. The computer specialists regularly works for the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The indictment charged that the computer specialists...

Female rights activists in Sudan are facing harassment, violence, and other rights abuses, Human Right Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The report found that women in the region are subjected to abuses including genital mutilation by...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed multiple charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the case of Commander Dominic Ongwen of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)....

Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic convicted Thursday of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentenced to 40 years by the International Criminal Tribunal for the...

The UN Human Rights Council decided Wednesday to establish a three-person commission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in South Sudan. The commission was established for a year term and will "monitor and report...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Iran to end restrictions that prevent access to lawyers for those charged with national security crimes. According to the rights group, there have been several instances of people charged...

Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Najib Razak alleging corruption and abuse of power. The lawsuit comes after allegations and formal charges were made against Razak for his actions in...

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović expressed concern Tuesday over the deteriorating human rights situation in Burundi. The violence has come with the emergence of armed groups opposed to the government and has the...

Police in east China's Shandong Province arrested 37 individuals on Tuesday who are suspected of participation in a national medical drug ring. A mother/daughter duo are suspected of buying and selling more than USD $88 million worth of...