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Poland’s Council of Ministers adopted a regulation on Thursday suspending the right to asylum applications for migrants arriving from Belarus. The regulation will implement a 60-day restriction on the right to asylum on the border with Belarus. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that the regulation will come into force immediately. This regulation comes into [...]

A member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights shared her outrage on Thursday over the arrest and beating of a Russian comedian in Belarus, and urged Russia’s authorities to protect the rights of Russian citizens in foreign states. Council member Eva Merkacheva called on Russian authorities to provide the necessary medical attention to the [...]

The slow, insidious dismantling of a free press is not a mere shift in media landscape; it’s a calculated assault on the very foundations of democracy. To understand this, we must recognize that a free press isn’t just about headlines and soundbites. It’s the lifeblood of an informed citizenry, the watchdog against tyranny, and the [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized the proposed European Union “Returns Regulation” for undocumented migrants as “cruel and unrealistic” for allowing longer detention and harsher treatment. The European Commission seeks to establish standardized return procedures so that returns of migrants can be more efficient while still respecting fundamental human rights. For instance, the proposed rule [...]

The United States withdrew from the board of the UN’s climate damage fund, according to a letter from the US Treasury Department made public on Friday. The letter stated that the US would no longer be a member of the UN Board for the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, a climate damage fund [...]

The third anniversary of Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of international norms and the rule of law. It marks a sobering moment, not just for Ukraine, which has borne the brunt of this unprovoked aggression, but for the entire global community that cherishes peace, diplomacy, and the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday issued a statement urging Poland to scrap a bill that would temporarily suspend asylum rights at its border with Belarus. Lydia Gall, a researcher at HRW, said that “Poland, which currently holds the EU presidency should lead by example and ensure that people fleeing war and persecution are given [...]

The UN Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus reported on Friday that the Belarusian government committed widespread human rights violations, including crimes against humanity against its civilian population to suppress opposition to President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The experts criticized the Belarusian government’s use of widespread measures in 2024 to purge “most [...]

Belarus released on Wednesday three individuals who had been imprisoned for over three years, including an American citizen and a journalist, according to US officials. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the release of the American citizen, emphasizing the Trump administration’s commitment to securing the freedom of unlawfully detained Americans. Rubio expressed gratitude to Lithuania for [...]

The Council of the European Union extended its restrictive economic measures against Russia for another six months over its continued war in Ukraine on Monday. The measures will now be in force until July 31. The European sanctions against the Russian Federation currently include both sanctions on Russia itself as well as restrictions on economic [...]