Man Wrongly Convicted: Are Prosecutors Liable?
When prosecutors violate the law to deprive a person of a fair trial, is vindication enough, or should the prosecutors be held liable for damages?
MIGRATION: Afghan asylum-seekers hit by tighter immigration rules
Insecurity and lack of socio-economic opportunities have contributed to the rise in asylum seekers from...
Key U.S. Accomplishments at the UN Human Rights Council
This September will mark the two-year anniversary of U.S. membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council. U.S. engagement at the Council has led to a number of new mechanisms to spotlight and address serious human rights concerns and focused...
Asylum-seeker numbers fall to almost half levels of a decade earlier, UN reports
Asylum applications lodged in 44 industrialized countries, 2001-2010
Tips on Avoiding Fraudulent Charitable Contribution Schemes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reminds the public to use caution when making donations in the aftermath of natural disasters. Unfortunately, criminals can exploit these tragedies for their own gain by sending fraudulent e-mails and creating phony...
Aid agencies prepare for worst after UN Libya resolution
Bangladeshi workers who have fled Libya at Choucha camp
Email Print Pressure Grows on Spain Over Racial Profiling
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has put the Spanish government on notice: Spanish police who engage in ethnic profiling are violating the human right to nondiscrimination.
China may end one-child norm
China is looking into abolishing its one-child policy over the next five years, the Global Times reported Tuesday.
Amid reports of continued violence in Libya, UN ramps up humanitarian aid
Humanitarian chief Valerie Amos briefs press on situation in Libya
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns explosion at Bulgarian newspaper offices, urges thorough and swift investigation
The OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, opens a session on media freedom at the OSCE's Review Conference in...
