Before NUP, some of the state institutions were employed to persecute and prosecute Dr Kizza Besigye, who broke ranks with ...

Environmental restraint includes the use of obstacles, barriers or locks to prevent a person from moving around freely. This may include isolation from other people. The Mental Health Units (Use of ...

In a nation-leading reform, those convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing crimes in the island state can receive up to $75,000 in redress.

Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine last week would have been welcomed by Conor Gearty, professor of ...

The government's Electoral Amendment Bill has faced a deluge of criticism as submissions were heard at Parliament on Thursday ...

US House committee backs the Pakistan Freedom and Accountability Act, targeting human rights violations by officials, possibly leading to sanctions.

Some 316 million people worldwide used marijuana, opioids and/or other drugs in 2023, a 28% rise in a decade, according to ...

A controversial bill awaiting California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature would slap steep new penalties on social ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is telling world leaders that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history." ...

A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza ...

Communities affected by mining activities across West Africa have called for their consent to be sought before minerals are ...

It is time to adopt a One Korea Policy rooted in moral truth, strategic necessity and the shared values of the Republic of ...