In the US, Colorado became the sixth state to allow what advocates for death with dignity call physician-assisted dying ... READ MORE›
The 1961 Suicide Act breaches human rights protecting dignity and personal autonomy and should be declared illegal, the high court has been told... READ MORE›
High court to hear Noel Conway's claim that 1961 Suicide Act breaches his human right to a 'dignified death'... READ MORE›
In a statement outlining its recommendations, the Ethics Council said the law against incest put couples in a tragic situation ... READ MORE›
Police in France have been given huge new powers including the ability to put people under house arrest without trial and to block websites... READ MORE›
Terminally ill people 'should have right to choose a dignified assisted death', he writes in article published on his 85th birthday... READ MORE›
Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003... READ MORE›
Noel Conway, who has motor neurone disease, says 1961 Suicide Act condemns him to an undignified and terrifying death... READ MORE›
Cartoons taunting Saudi Arabia's membership of the United Nations human rights council have gone viral on social media after the kingdom executed 47 people in one day... READ MORE›
Muslims and refugees are being scapegoated and alienated as attacks claimed by ISIL rise, Human Rights Watch says... READ MORE›
OTTAWA -- The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation on Thursday to legalize physician-assisted suicide for Canadians with serious medical conditions... READ MORE›
Fabiano Antoniani died at a euthanasia facility in Forch after reportedly triggering the lethal substance... READ MORE›
Many Western countries, including the United States and Australia, have diplomatic and trading ties with Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
Exclusive UK Government urged to reveal its role in getting Saudi Arabia onto UN Human Rights Council... READ MORE›
However, according to the questionnaire, Bland also marked that she had tried to commit suicide last year by taking pills after the loss of a baby... READ MORE›
Mastura signed a local regulation officially recognizing human rights abuse victims in the city... READ MORE›
While state-assisted suicide is deeply polarizing in many countries, including the United States, the practice has gained wide acceptance in the Netherlands... READ MORE›
I just wonder how the Conservative government can scrutinise China for their human rights violations when they are being investigated themselves he said... READ MORE›
MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts... READ MORE›
Bart Tommelein, Belgium's federal secretary in charge of privacy, said that the restrictions on privacy would only apply to terrorism suspects... READ MORE›
Prior to passing the federal legislation, Ottawa had a joint committee examine the issue of doctor-assisted death... READ MORE›
The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, explains the website for Australian mining company Danakali... READ MORE›
More than 30 were killed, mostly at the hands of Bahraini security forces, and hundreds more were wounded, according to human rights groups... READ MORE›
There's a lot of speculation, says Adam Coogle, who monitors Saudi Arabia's use of the death penalty, for Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›
State Department has decided that Mexico failed to reach some human rights goals triggering a cutoff of millions of dollars in aid... READ MORE›
A day does not go by without news reports of grave human rights abuses in countries across all regions of the world... READ MORE›
For decades, the World Bank has argued that human rights and development are mutually reinforcing... READ MORE›
Five hundred and thirty-seven people live in Sellia a medieval hillside town right on the ball of the foot of Italy... READ MORE›
However Johannes Caspar, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection, rejected the argument that Facebook should only be subject to Irish data protection laws... READ MORE›
Ai Weiwei accuses David Cameron of sacrificing UK's human rights record for Chinese cash... READ MORE›
This decision follows the Danish parliament's approval of the law proposal that allows seizing valuables and delaying family reunions for asylum seekers... READ MORE›
Russell Brand describes one-minute's silence for Tunisia victims as 'absolute bull '... READ MORE›
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