The official spokesperson for the Iraq Ministry of Justice, Ahmed Laibi Abdul Hussein, strongly refuted a news article accusing the ministry of carrying out secret executions in Al-Hout prison. The ministry is braced to pursue legal action against the site. According to the Ministry of Justice, the accusations “aim to mislead domestic and international public [...]
Another mass grave is reported to have been found in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, UN Human Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk confirmed in an address to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday. The mass grave would be the second found in Libya this year. During his address, Türk committed [...]
Police in Queensland, Australia shot a man outside Kirwan Police Station and he later died, Queenland Police confirmed in a statement released Sunday. According to the statement, the 46-year-old Canbrook man approached Kirwan Police Station at around 10pm on Saturday and threatened officers with a knife. Following unsuccessful attempts at deescalation, “olice shot the man [...]
Ethiopian security forces have committed war crimes through their attacks on healthcare providers in Ethiopia’s Amahara Conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Wednesday. The report entitled “If the Soldier Dies, It’s on You: Attacks on Medical Care in Ethiopia’s Amhara Conflict” details the conditions endured by medical workers, patients and health [...]
Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an immediate investigation into the death of Malay Muslim human rights defender Roning Dolah, who was fatally shot in Thailand on Tuesday night. Human Rights Watch also added its voice to the call for accountability. Roning was stationed in Pattani as a coordinator working with Duay Jai Group, providing [...]
The Australian Federal Government announced on Monday that it would make the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct mandatory for Australia’s grocery giants, opening up the possibility of $10 million fines. The announcement comes as a direct response to a report by former labor minister Dr. Craig Emerson, who was tasked in January with leading [...]
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia had violated the right to freedom of expression by refusing access to archival documents about the history of Soviet political repression. Suprun and Others v. Russia is part of the ‘right to truth’ cases against Russia. The applicants—Russian researchers, the niece of a Swedish [...]
The State Court of Niger has lifted the criminal immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum over accusations of high treason, Bozum’s lawyer confirmed on Friday. The ex-president’s lawyer, Reed Brody, described the decision as a “travesty of justice” and said, “We haven’t even been able to meet our client.” By virtue of the ruling, Bazoum [...]
The Parliament of Estonia issued a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning Georgia’s adoption of a controversial law requiring certain organizations to register as foreign agents, saying that it is “necessary” that Estonia block Georgia’s EU accession. Of the 70 members of the Riigikogu—the Parliament of Estonia—57 voted in favour of adopting the statement. The president [...]
Nigerian authorities have failed the girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in northeastern Nigeria, according to an Amnesty International report released Sunday. Boko Haram, a violent Islamist organization based in the country’s northeastern region, has been locked in conflict with government forces for over a decade. The conflict has left a destructive [...]
