Access to Justice (A2Justice) and eight other civil rights groups brought Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan before the Federal High Court in Abuja Monday with the goal of forcing an investigation into alleged war crimes committed...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that the new UK Counterterrorism and Securities Bill infringes on human rights . The bill, presented by Prime Mininster David Cameron to Parliament last Wednesday...

According to casualty figures released on Monday by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq , at least 1,232 Iraqis were killed in November as a result of acts of terrorism and violence, while 2,434 were wounded. Special Representative...

The UN Committee Against Torture released a report on Friday that found the US has fallen short of full compliance with the Convention Against Torture international treaty . Police brutality , detention facilities, military...

UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity Virginia Dandan has urged states attending the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in Lima, Peru, to commit to a new legally binding agreement on greenhouse gas emissions....

A Qatar appeals court on Sunday acquitted a US couple who faced charges of parental neglect after their adopted daughter passed away. Matthew and Grace Huang's daughter was eight years old and was adopted from an orphanage...

Tanzania's parliament voted on Saturday to dismiss senior officials, including the attorney general and the minister of energy, following a report released earlier this week implicating public officials in a scandal involving fraudulent payments of public funds....

A Cairo court on Saturday confirmed a decision dissolving the Islamist Istiqlal Party. The court also rejected an appeal of the decision. The case was brought before the court after former State Security Court judge...

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday announced a nationwide anti-crime campaign following the September 26 disappearance of 43 students who were en route to Iguala to protest lack of funds for...

An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak by dismissing the case . Judge Mahmoud Kamel al-Rashidi, who read the verdict for the three-panel court, stated that charges...