A former chair of the Human Rights Commission has urged for the island’s domestic abuse legislation to be broadened to offer better protection and...

Proclamation No. 1081, was promulgated more than fifty years ago. It became notoriously known as the Martial Law declaration of former President...

The House plenum on Thursday greenlit a law that affords free legal aid to women who are victims of abuse and to victims of domestic violence. Under...

Honorable Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Honorable Members of the Commission, State Party representatives,...

By Vibhu Mishra The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by...

Imperial Oil said rival interpretations of federal legislation render the law "meaningless" as it tries to avoid an environmental assessment in Norman...

Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, President of the National House of Chiefs, has urged chiefs across Ghana to actively promote peace as the country approaches...

The Government of Zimbabwe has responded to allegations of human rights abuses by accusing United Nations experts of interfering in the country's...

Pope Francis' child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information about their cases and the...

The Asia-Pacific region, with over 4.8 billion people spread across 58 countries and territories, is home to about 60 percent of the world’s total...