The UN Security Council requested on Friday that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon consult with the government of Burundi and members of the African Union about an option that would enable the council to deploy a UN...

The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled Thursday that it will take over the corruption probe against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva instead of returning the case to federal Judge Serio Moro. Senior officials are not immune [Business Standard...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed his deep concern about the latest reports of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR). The High Commissioner is seeking...

Following a court decision in Brussels Thursday, Belgian authorities agreed to extradite Paris attack suspect, Salah Abdeslam, to France. Abdeslam was captured in Brussels four days before terror attacks struck an airport and metro station in...

Turkey has been forcibly returning up to 100 refugees to Syria per day, since mid-January, Amnesty International (AI) reported Friday. In addition to Turkish authorities rounding-up refugees in migrant camps near the border, AI has also...

Migrant workers preparing for the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar, are facing systematic abuses, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released Thursday. The report included interviews from 234 migrant workers building the Kahlifa...

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic on Thursday acknowledged the Republic of Moldova's recent efforts to address governmental issues and promote human rights. Simonovic noted various reforms implemented by Prime Minister...

The Military High Court of Kanombe in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced Colonel Tom Byabagamba and retired Brigadier General Frank Rusagara to 21 and 20 years in prison respectively on charges of inciting insurrection and tarnishing the government's image....

The Supreme Court of Uganda on Thursday rejected a legal challenge to the presidential election held in February which resulted in President Yoweri Museveni being re-elected to a fifth term in office. Opposing candidate Amama Mbabazi [campaign...

A court in Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Khaleda Zia in connection with the firebombing of a bus orchestrated against the government last year. In addition to Zia, the court...