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

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

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

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

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

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

UN experts on Friday voiced concern over ongoing judicial proceedings against Thai human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob, urging the Thai government to drop all charges against her and other ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday urged Mexican authorities to investigate death threats against two reporters, Óscar Balderas and Luis Chaparro. CPJ's Mexico representative, ...

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 ...

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 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 ...