The health condition of 47-year-old Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails Musa Sofan, a patient of lung cancer, has recently deteriorated, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said yesterday.

The results of a new probe found woefully low rape prosecution numbers could be the result of a flawed system for reporting and long delays for justice.

Spanish MPs have voted to set up a commission of experts to conduct the country's first official investigation into sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.

In a joint urgent appeal to UN special procedures, rights groups called for addressing Israel’s arbitrary arrest and detention of Palestinian-French human rights defender and lawyer, Salah Hammouri, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

The AMA has advocated against the culture of violence in America, including domestic violence, gun violence, racism, police brutality, and xenophobia—and violence against physicians and health professionals is no exception. While not a new occurrence, the reported uptick in intimidation, threats and...

Disabled people are at the sharp end of the housing crisis, waiting longer than others to find suitable housing. Olivia Lindsay explains how a charity in Scotland has been evolving to try and meet this need.

Britain's Court of Appeal has overturned the convictions of 39 people who ran local post offices and were accused of theft, fraud and false accounting following the installation, more than 20 years ago, of what turned out to be a defective computer system in local branches.

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi called on the UN to act immediately to stop the Zionist Regime’s aggression and occupation in Palestine.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who wrote a best-selling book about his experiences in the military prison, poses on Oct. 18, 2016 after he was reunited with his family in Mauritania on Oct. 17 after 14 years of detention.

Human Rights First says asylum seekers were jailed on average for 3.7 months after being allowed into the United States.