French police on Friday arrested Radomir Susnjar , a Bosnian Serb paramilitary soldier suspected of killing 59 Muslim civilians during the Bosnian Civil War . Susnjar is suspected of involvement in the July 1992 killings...

Amnesty International (AI) announced on Tuesday the creation of a new global coalition that will work with world leaders to keep invasive surveillance systems and technologies out of the hands of dictators and oppressive regimes....

Turkey's Constitutional Court on Friday partially lifted the country's ban on Youtube , saying the blanket ban violated human rights. Access to the website was blocked after video of officials discussing an attack on...

The Egyptian government approved a new anti-terrorism law on Thursday in response to an attack on Cairo University . The new law is aimed at deterring the recent escalation of terrorist violence in Egypt during its transition...

Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Thursday detailing a long-standing culture of impunity, racism and excessive force within the Greek police system. The report documents unlawful practices and human rights violations of...

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to appove a proposal prohibiting Internet service providers (ISPs) from enhancing or restricting services for selected Internet traffic. The proposed "net neutrality" law, approved by a 534-25 vote with...

Dutch prosecutors on Thursday said that more than 5,000 people in the Netherlands have filed complaints against Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders for discrimination following anti-Moroccan comments Wilders...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all nations on Wednesday to sign the UN Arms Trade Treaty . The treaty will take effect when it receives 50 ratifications. Eighteen member...

The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that Palestinian officials have delivered letters of accession to 15 international conventions and treaties . Upon signing these letters of accession, President Mahmoud Abbas [official website, in...

An inquiry by the interim Ukrainian government on Wednesday implicated members of the special Berkut riot police in the deaths of 76 anti-government protesters in Kiev in February. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov presented initial findings ...