Ukraine does not currently recognize same-sex marriages or partnerships, and this court ruling may serve as a critical legal ...

As an Essex council cut a poverty hardship fund and cancelled a new medical centre, Michael Gove gave it money to pursue an ...

States have the obligation to cooperate in reducing emissions and protecting the environment to counteract climate change, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said in an advisory opinion ...

Eleven activists had filed an appeal with Europe's top human rights court, arguing France had impeded their right to freedom ...

Europe's top human rights court on Thursday ruled France was within its rights to hand suspended fines to climate activists ...

Here is the text of a joint letter from 11 jailed Russian dissidents, issued to international leaders via Reuters. The ...

FILE PHOTO: Activist Darya Kozyreva, who is charged with repeatedly discrediting the Russian armed forces in the course of ...

In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human ...

Nigel Farage has vowed to detain and deport small boat arrivals if he becomes Prime Minister as he warns of unvetted arrivals ...

Two new citizenship policies threaten to push the country to a place where horrific human rights violations would become, ...

Osman Kavala, the respected Turkish human rights defender, has been behind bars in Istanbul’s Silivri high security jail for ...