Human rights groups in Taiwan launched a petition on December 8 opposing draft legislation that would eliminate parole eligibility for individuals convicted of murder, attempted murder, or child ...

Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14 by a large majority, a move that is now facing criticism from experts and human rights groups.

On November 10, 2025, right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed a bill that would use the death penalty to punish Palestinian terrorists convicted of killing Israeli citizens. Some Knesset ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...

In an apparent effort to silence protests against the Ecuadorian government, the government’s financial agency froze indigenous and environmental groups’ bank accounts using secret intelligence ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a 20-year prison sentence on Tuesday to former Janjaweed militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman for war crimes and crimes against humanity ...