US President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Vietnam Tuesday pressing the government on human rights concerns in the nation. Stating that he was not intending to single any one nation out, Obama commended Vietnam on...
The UK Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld lower court rulings that determined citizens who have lived outside of the UK for more than 15 years will not be allowed to vote in the June 23 EU...
The Greek Parliament on Sunday approved the latest round of austerity measures necessary to secure European bailout funds. The measures, approved by 153 of parliament's 300 members, include raising sales tax and creating a...
Voters in Tajikistan on Sunday approved changes to the country's constitution that will allow President Emomali Rahmon to rule indefinitely, officials said Monday. Voters approved amendments to remove presidential term limits, lower the minimum age for presidential candidates...
US Secretary of State John Kerry offered support to Myanmar's newly democratic government Sunday and urged the country to push more democratic reform and address human rights issues. Though Myanmar is no longer under military rule, Senior General...
A Canadian federal judge on Saturday ruled in favor of deporting a Gatineau man to Rwanda to face trial for suspected war crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Henri Jean-Claude Seyoboka, a former soldier who joined...
Singapore police officials on Friday announced the hanging death of Jabing Kho, hours after the High Court of Singapore denied his final appeal for clemency. Jabing was sentenced to death in 2010 for his...
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey on Friday advanced an amendment to the constitution to strip members of parliament of their immunity privileges. The assembly voted on the measure with some 376 out of 550 members approving [Hurriyet...
The Pentagon announced Friday that the Periodic Review Board (PRB) has cleared Afghani Guantanamo detainee Obaidullah for release after almost 15 years of detainment. Obaidullah was captured in November 2002 when...
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday repeated its earlier request for the Mexican government to investigate human rights violations in Tlatlaya in Mexico State. Among the...