A coalition of California voters and the state's Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of Proposition 50's congressional redistricting maps. The lawsuit argues ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres pushed for unity and respect for ceasefire agreements in a press conference at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar on Tuesday.  Guterres ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised alarm on Wednesday over a spike in cholera cases in Haiti’s West department. The statement emphasized 'the urgent need for coordinated, long-term action to restore ...

UN experts expressed concern on Tuesday about Indonesia's continued disregard for its indigenous people's fundamental rights. They urged the Indonesian government to recognize indigenous peoples and ...

Voters in six states Tuesday approved sweeping constitutional amendments that restrict voting access, limit judicial discretion on bail and constrain future legislative authority, raising concerns ...

UN human rights experts raised concerns on Tuesday over 'repeated and systematic lethal attacks' directed by the US against vessels in the 'Caribbean and Eastern Pacific,' which could constitute war ...

Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) intervened Monday on behalf of Zambian residents in an appeal in a South African mining case. South Africa's Supreme Court of ...

Chief Judge John McConnell for the US District Court of Rhode Island ruled Tuesday that the Department of Transportation (DOT) cannot require states to cooperate with federal immigration authorities ...

The UN adopted the Doha Political Declaration at the second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar on Tuesday, calling on countries to 'integrate quality education as a core component of ...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk praised Australia's first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples on Monday, calling it a 'historic step toward self-determination for the country's First Peoples.' ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Spanish authorities to swiftly investigate an attack on reporter José Ismael Martínez that occurred during clashes between police and ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Indian authorities to protect Washington Post columnist and investigative journalist Rana Ayyub and her family after she received multiple ...