A group of independent human rights experts urged on Monday the release of political detainees with disabilities and serious ...

Hungary announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the beginning of April, an ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Sunday urging Malaysia's Sarawak state to protect Indigenous rights after a ...

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Friday condemned the violence against civilians in Syria and Israel’s violation of ...

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A recent California appellate decision has thrown into doubt one of the most fundamental principles of corporate law: that shareholders, even when passive, have legal rights that are enforceable and ...

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in the Tennessee public schools. Learn more about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

The UK Court of Appeal upheld a ruling Friday that found 2023 protest regulations unlawful, marking a critical blow to legislation that civil liberties groups said undermined the right to protest ...

The battle over whether parents should have more control over their children's social media accounts is far from over and may actually be heating up. On April 16, 2025, a federal judge permanently ...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday criticized Polish legislation suspending the right to asylum applications for migrants ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday announced that the economic indicator in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index has ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday of the significant risks posed by artificial intelligence ...