Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized the Nigerian government's failure to address the security crisis in the South-East region, which led to the deaths of 1,844 people between January 2021 ...

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates on Monday adopted Resolution 509, affirming that no government actor should punish or threaten lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for ...

A US federal appellate court on Monday vacated an order of summary judgment against a Federal Reserve Bank employee's religious accommodation claim arising from the institution's COVID-19 vaccine ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron condemned the Israeli government's announcement to expand its military ground offensive in Gaza, calling for a permanent ceasefire and a UN international coalition ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned the conviction and 20-year prison sentence of the leader of Chad’s main opposition party, calling it a politically motivated trial. HRW criticized ...

The UK High Court of Justice on Monday dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation's (WF) legal challenge to aspects of the new Online Safety Act (OSA), ruling that the organization failed to establish ...

The Spanish government ordered the town of Jumilla to drop its ban on religious gatherings in public sports centers on Monday, asserting that the measure disproportionately affects the town's Muslim ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed shock and sorrow over the death of Colombian senator and presidential pre‑candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay on Monday. Uribe Turbay, 39, a ...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, United Nations (UN) officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate ...

House of Delegates voted to end its longstanding practice of reserving five Board of Governors seats for women, racial minorities, and other ...

Human Rights Watch and the Middle East Democracy Center raised alarm on Monday over the increasing use of the death penalty without due process in Saudi Arabia this year, calling the practice a ...

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor on Monday called on the Chinese authorities to maintain the rights of human rights defenders who have been imprisoned. Lawlor said she was ...