HUMAN RIGHTS

Detroit city officials are facing off against community groups and the U.N. over controversial water shut-offs.

Charles Farr said that it's legal to spy on British social media activity because Facebook's servers are in the U.S.

Li makes his first visit to Britain since taking office.

The Syrian president is assured of a landslide on Wednesday. But more importantly, he's beating the rebels in the field too.

Social media, electronic surveillance and digital privacy experts have been vocal about Facebook's plan to amass data through smartphone mics.

For the first time, world leaders are meeting this week to consider banning “killer robots.”

“I took an oath to support the Constitution, and I felt the Constitution was violated on a massive scale,” Snowden said.

The US dropped significantly in the annual Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. What can we learn from the latest data?

More than 6,000 websites are helping their visitors beseech Congress in an Aaron Swartz-inspired protest against government surveillance.

“The message is very clear. NSA, you’ve gone too far,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said after the report’s release.

Where we choose to spend our travel dollars has a bigger impact than you may realize on international goodwill.

The evaluations would apply to any contractor "with access to a classified network or classified information.”

That a global Human Rights Council can welcome such human rights abusers with open arms not defies logic

A longshot U.S. bill that would repeal the much-maligned Patriot Act has gained a smattering of sudden co-sponsors.

A FISA court ruling last week was a victory for transparency advocates - but the opinion could spell trouble for ordinary Americans in future cases.

The United States, which ranked 10th on the Economic Freedom Index, scored 76, the lowest it has scored since 2000.

On a daily basis from 2006 to 2009, the NSA violated the court-approved rules governing the bulk collection of Americans' phone records.

M23 was pushed further from Goma this weekend, but how can the Congo overcome decades of conflict?

The controversial bill would force even small groups to seek permission before gathering.

The British government has taken frightening steps to stop press coverage of Edward Snowden's leaks. But is the U.S. complicit?

For the first time, those in charge of supervising the National Security Agency admit there's only so much they can do.