Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation restoring the independence of the country’s leading anti-corruption agencies, reversing a controversial law enacted last week that ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged accountability for the death of Syrian photojournalist Sari Majid Al-Shoufi while reporting on armed combat near the Syrian city of ...

Iranian authorities severed the fingers of three men convicted of theft, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday. Iranian ...

A UN expert called out the US government on Wednesday for its rollback of sanctions against entities supplying weapons and ...

Amnesty International published a report on Wednesday that revealed alleged failures by Madagascar authorities to protect the indigenous Antandroy peoples from climate-related displacement since ...

Aynsley Genga is JURIST’s senior Kenya correspondent. She files this report from Nairobi. Susan Njoki’s tragic death sent shockwaves through Kenya’s mental health community—not only because it ...

Brown University announced a settled deal signed by the university and US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday, restoring millions of dollars of frozen federal grants paused due to ...

Mark Carney announced his intention to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state on Wednesday at the upcoming UN General Assembly in early September, with certain ...

On Wednesday, the UN high commissioner for human rights welcomed the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand while urging both countries to pursue a civil deescalation process. High Commissioner ...

A US federal court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit filed by a New York court clerk who claims she was fired for complying with an investigation into her boss. Samantha Long, a former court clerk ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that Bangladesh's interim government failed to implement adequate human rights protections, one year after the overthrow of the previous government. The ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday voiced deep concern following a ruling by the Duhok misdemeanor court ...