HUMAN RIGHTS

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.

The violations detailed in the NSA audit from Edward Snowden include the unauthorized collection and retention of electronic communications.

The fallout from Russia’s controversial antigay law continued this week with a new target: The 2013 Miss Universe pageant.

Privacy advocates are disappointed the administration’s explanation of its controversial data-collection program mainly rehashed old arguments.

Despite strict rules governing the phone metadata program, the NSA is able to analyze huge quantities of phone records whenever it wants.

New antigay laws in Russia just months before the 2014 Sochi Olympics have sparked a heated debate and calls for a boycott.

The Quinnipiac poll found public support for civil liberties over counter-terrorism among most groups of voters.

An agreement, which may require years of negotiation, would govern the world’s largest bilateral trade relationship and its biggest free- trade pact.

Jennifer Lopez has been criticized for singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the president of Turkmenistan, a country known for its oppressive rule.

New documents detail when the National Security Agency can make use of Americans' communications without a warrant.

That's the question that the bureau has declined to answer specifically. On Tuesday, the director of the FBI named one case.

Congressman Michael Capuano and Walter Jones introduced a bill that could prevent the Kinect from watching you.

A new report from the U.N. released Thursday greatly increased the estimated number of fatalities in Syria, with some 6,500 children dead.

In recent years, questions have been raised about Amnesty International's internal finances and its independence and integrity.

Unlike their U.S. government employees, intelligence contractors lack whistle-blower protections -- which could make leaks more common.

Tom Kent, the standards editor for the Associated Press, said news-writers should refer to Edward Snowden as a “leaker” instead of a “whistle-blower.”

Now that Americans are learning about the extent of the U.S. government's surveillance activities, they might accept these intrusive tactics.