The US Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the US government may proceed with the deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan.  This order comes at a time when the US State Department has issued ...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has praised the recent advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) as a 'landmark step forward,' urging ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday that humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are escalating rapidly as over 1.4 million people, mostly returnees from Iran and ...

Europe’s top human rights body on Friday raised concerns that Serbian authorities were using violence and capricious arrests to disperse protests against President Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ...

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local ...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday of ongoing mass atrocities and attacks on medical facilities in Sudan’s ...

In the lead-up to the Speak Up for Justice panel, JURIST Associate Editorial Director Alanah Vargas spoke with Judge Esther ...

A coalition of human rights groups raised concerns on Thursday over FIFA's decision to cancel 'anti-racism and ...

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into alleged abuses against detainees in Russia and Azerbaijan.

The Hong Kong government on Wednesday released an official document that proposes to establish a registration system for same ...

Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on UN member states Thursday to renew the mandate of the independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ...