Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated on Thursday that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges against anyone in MI6 for its involvement in the movement and alleged ill treatment of Abdel Hakim Belhadj ,...

Former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Sabrina de Sousa will be extradited to Italy to serve a four-year prison sentence following a ruling by Portugal's Constitutional Court on Wednesday. De Sousa filed an appeal [JURIST...

Crimes against humanity , including enslavement, imprisonment, torture, rape and murder have been widespread in Eritrea, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea said in a report Wednesday. The commission has been...

The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that non-EU immigrants who illegally enter the Schengen area across an internal border should not be jailed solely on that basis. They can, however, be returned...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Ecuador over an arbitration award to Chevron Corp . In 2011 Chevron was issued...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged the Iraqi government to "take immediate measures to ensure that" those fleeing the city of Fallujah are "treated in strict accordance with international human rights...

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan that would provide all citizens with a guaranteed basic income. The proposal called for all adults to be paid an unconditional monthly income, regardless of need. Many of those who supported the proposal...

A Cairo appeals court on Saturday acquitted 33 protesters previously sentenced to two years in prison. The protesters were among 300 others who were arrested in April for holding a large scale public demonstration against the surrendering...

Three Taliban gunmen on Sunday attacked a court building in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people including a newly appointed chief prosecutor. Authorities state that 21 others were injured in the attack before the gunmen were shot dead...

An Egyptian court on Saturday began the trial of a journalist union leader as well as two board members who were charged with spreading false news and harboring wanted reporters. About a month prior, Union leader Yahya Qalash denounced...