The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday that it is suing six states for failing to produce their statewide voter registration lists after they were requested. California, Michigan, ...

In an executive order issued on Thursday, US President Donald Trump formalized a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ...

Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for Algerian authorities to put a halt to excessive control over civil society groups and urged them to enact new laws based on accepted international standards ...

The British government filed to block a legal challenge to UK-based activist group Palestine Action's designation as a terrorist organization on Thursday. The UK Home Office submitted the request to ...

National immigration organization, CASA, and four Washington, D.C., residents filed a complaint against US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday, claiming that multiple federal ...

The Slovak Parliament must reject constitutional amendments that would limit individuals' ability to legally change their gender identity, resulting in substantial harm to the LGBTQ+ community, ...

Many migrants embark on dangerous sea journeys in search of better lives in foreign countries. Too often, these voyages end in tragedy, with lives lost in the middle of the ocean far from any help.

It was a cold case. Fifty-four-year-old Esther Williams was found dead at her home on April 28, 2014, in Cumuto, Trinidad. Her common law husband and daughter, Sewak Jagroo and Shastri Jagroo told ...

Over 20 rights groups welcomed Egyptian President Sisi's refusal to sign the highly criticized draft Criminal Code (the Code) on Tuesday, calling it a step in the right direction. The move will send ...

Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned Kyrgyzstan's dissolution of its National Center for the Prevention of Torture (NCPT), warning that the country's new ...

The upcoming Riyadh Comedy Festival is being used by the Saudi government to 'deflect attention' from human rights abuses and its repression of free speech, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement warned in a report on Wednesday of the prevalent racism against Africans and people of ...