UNICEF on Friday called for aid to approximately 1.2 million children distressed by conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) . Violence has persisted in the CAR since the predominately Muslim-based Seleka rebels ousted former...

El Salvador's complete ban on abortion negatively affects not only women and girls, but also their families, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Monday. The report indicates that...

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in an appeal by Mexican states attempting to sue BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The court let stand a lower court ruling in Veracruz,...

Stockholm's district court on Friday, ruled against forcing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block The Pirate Bay and Swefilmer, a file sharing and streaming website, respectively. The plaintiffs, Swedish Film Industry, Nordisk Film, Universal Music, Sony...

An Israeli court on Monday found two Israeli minors guilty of murdering and kidnapping Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian minor, in 2014 in Jerusalem. The minors, whose names were not mentioned in court proceedings , will face...

The High Court in Belfast on Monday ruled that Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which only allow abortion when the mother faces the risk of death or serious injury, is a violation of human rights. The court...

A UN humans rights expert on Friday urged the government of Honduras to increase its efforts to put a stop to an "internal displacement epidemic" caused by organized and gang violence throughout the country, as well as...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for the protection of political oppositions associated with the assassinated Venezuelan opposition leader, Luis Diaz. Diaz was shot while on stage with jailed opposition...

Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico said Sunday that his country plans to file a lawsuit by December 18 challenging the EU's plan to distribute 120,000 refugees to each of its member states. Along with Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and...

Brazil's Minster of Natural Environment said Friday that the country's government plans to sue BHP Billiton Ltd., Vale SA, and Samarco Mineração SA for USD $5.24 billion for damages caused by a dam collapse at an iron ore site the...