UN experts raised serious concerns on Tuesday over the criminal prosecution of several students who protested against the research partnerships of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich ...

Three Alberta judges said the separation of powers is crucial for a healthy democracy in a rare statement issued on Tuesday. The judges said that their role is to interpret and apply the law, ...

The global security system is creaking under the weight of crises it can’t seem to manage. Wars grind on in Ukraine, Gaza, ...

The formal US withdrawal from the landmark Paris Climate Accords sets a disturbing precedent that will 'instigate a race to the bottom,' Amnesty International said Tuesday. Marta Schaaf, Amnesty's ...

During the very week of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the Israeli Knesset continues to debate a ...

The cold winter weather cut across the National Mall this past weekend as thousands of pro-life marchers filed past the ...

UN experts on Monday cautioned against the escalating use of arrests and criminal process against agricultural trade union activity in France after authorities detained 52 farmers during peaceful ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to protect civilians and comply with the international human rights law ...

Two media outlets reported on states' abuses of Interpol red notices to target political dissidents and human rights defenders on Monday. Amnesty International urged Interpol to address this 'grave ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded on Monday that former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial. Following the assessment by a three-expert panel, the chamber ...

The Chinese defense ministry announced  Saturday that top general Zhang Youxia is being investigated for 'suspected serious discipline and law violations,' allegations commonly understood to mean ...

The European Commission opened an investigation on Monday into X (formerly Twitter) and the use of its AI chatbot Grok to generate sexually explicit images of women and underage girls without their ...