The ongoing humanitarian and political crises in Syria encapsulate decades of repression, violence, and civil unrest. After ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Tuesday criticizing South Korea's age-based employment laws and policies, ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a New York law that permits state and private actors to sue ...

The European Network of Afghanistan War Victims on Wednesday supported the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called for the Indian government to institute 'transparency and due ...

Amnesty International on Friday condemned a recent amendment to the Cambodian Constitution approved by the National Assembly ...

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) released a statement on Wednesday urging forces in Libya to show restraint, as armed ...

Noor Ul Huda is a JURIST staff correspondent in Pakistan and a recent graduate of Punjab University Law College. She files this dispatch from Lahore.  Pakistan has long been a nation where the winds ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia condemned on Wednesday the detention of a human rights lawyer from Kaliningrad, saying her arrest appeared to be retaliation for defending ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to allow Florida to enforce a state law criminalizing entry into the state by undocumented immigrants, leaving in place a federal judge's preliminary ...

Amnesty International urged Nigerian authorities on Thursday to take immediate action to address the humanitarian crisis in Benue State, ensure accountability, and provide the necessary assistance ...

A Saint Petersburg court announced a case Tuesday against the bookstore Подписные издания (Subscription Editions) on charges ...