The UN experts urged the global community to respond more forcefully to the worsening human rights situation in Afghanistan.

Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering a Gwinnett County police officer and injuring another at a hotel last month.

The Christian communal movement has long faced accusations from former members who allege harsh discipline, forced labor and ...

A Taliban insurgent member and others observe the site during the execution of three men in Ghazni Province on April 18, 2015 ...

Sanford police sent the video to prosecutors Feb. 16 with a request to review it and any follow-up reports for potential ...

An Ohio day care worker accused of binding 1-year-old girl with "painter's tape" while also abusing other young kids to the ...

A new decree from Afghanistan's Taliban government is set to further crush rights and freedoms in the war-torn nation, ...

A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic ...

A new Taliban decree in Afghanistan severely restricts women's freedoms and international rights obligations, warns UN rights ...

The subject of child abuse in schools is certainly not new and has led to discourses in the areas of violence against ...

Florida law sets a high bar for charging a parent with child abuse. In Florida, corporal punishment is legal, and courts have repeatedly sided with parents. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in Marshall ...