The Fukuoka High Court of Japan upheld the constitutionality of a law that forces Japanese citizens to give up their citizenship if they acquire citizenship in any other country on Thursday. The case was heard on appeal from the Fukuoka district court, after the petitioner Yuri Konto’s failed challenge against the Japanese Nationality Law. The [...]
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Amnesty International on Thursday criticized a recent United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution regarding Afghanistan, joining other rights groups in asserting that the resolution fails to hold human rights abusers in the country accountable. Amnesty International’s Regional Director for South Asia Smriti Singh criticized the resolution for failing to establish an “independent international accountability [...]
Human rights organizations oppose Ethiopia election to UN Human Rights Council
Several international human rights organizations opposed the election of Ethiopia to the UN Human Rights Council through an open letter released on Tuesday. These organizations include CIVICUS, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, the Organization of Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa, and Victim Advocates International, among others. Elections to the [...]
UK accuses Russia of violating international humanitarian law in Ukraine war
The UK on Wednesday accused Russia of violating international humanitarian law in its ongoing war against Ukraine, citing UN findings of war crimes including rape, sexual violence and torture, as well as repeated large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure. During a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, UK [...]
A bipartisan group of 14 state attorneys general from across the US filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok Tuesday for harming the mental health of children. The team is co-led by the attorneys general of New York and California, Letitia James and Rob Bonta, respectively. The factual allegations outlined in the suit include [...]
Haiti food crisis forcing children to join criminal groups: report
Hunger and poverty are compelling Haitian children to join criminal groups, according to a Human Rights Watch report published on Wednesday. Children who become part of criminal groups are forced into illegal activities and face abuse, including sexual exploitation, and even threats of death. While many of the children want to leave the criminal groups, [...]
Pakistan intensifies crackdown on political dissent following detention of Imran Khan
Pakistan has escalated its crackdown on political dissent, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday. The group urged the authorities to release detainees who participated in peaceful protest, respect their right to fair trial, and comply with international human rights standards when responding to violence. The HRW report highlights the [...]
Netherlands prosecutors to consider allegations of Israel interference with ICC investigation
A joint media report has led Dutch prosecutors to consider a criminal case based on claims that senior Israeli intelligence officials have interfered with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine, The Guardian confirmed on Tuesday. The Guardian, +972 Magazine and Local Call jointly investigated what they allege are nine years [...]
MI5 director general warns UK faces serious terror threat environment
In a speech delivered from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London on Tuesday, MI5 director general Ken McCallum warned that the UK is facing the most complex and interconnected threat environment it has ever seen. McCallum highlighted the ongoing threats from terrorism, as well as efforts by autocratic states to harm the UK’s [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that attempts to bar two Syrian migrants from reaching Cyprian territory and their subsequent expulsion violated multiple provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. The judges unanimously found violations of Article 3 prohibiting torture and degrading treatment; Article 4 of the additional Protocol 4, [...]