Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin vowed to continue his fight for peace and justice in Russia on Friday after being freed and exiled in a historic prison swap between Russia, the US and other countries. The swap, orchestrated on Thursday, saw 16 prisoners, many of them dissidents, released from Russian jails in exchange for eight [...]

The European Union (EU) expressed concerns over ongoing protests following the results of Venezuela’s recent presidential election in a statement given by High Representative Josep Borrell on Tuesday. The announcement came after Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) declared incumbent President Nicolás Maduro the winner on Monday, claiming he secured 51.2 per cent of the vote [...]

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan announced on Thursday the extension of Proof of Registration (PoR) cards for Afghan refugees in Pakistan for another year. This decision, communicated by the Office of Afghan Immigrant Affairs in Islamabad, extends the validity of PoR cards from June 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Despite assurances [...]

The Sports and Rights Alliance criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a report released on Tuesday for its failure to take any adequate steps towards addressing or investigating the allegations of sexual harassment and violence within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The report, titled “We Were Only Demanding Justice: Sexual Abuse in Indian Wrestling [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to entertain a petition challenging legislation that gives the Tamil Nadu state government control over Hindu temples, the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1959 (HRCEA). The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, directed the petitioners to approach the High [...]

Multiple international human rights organizations released a statement calling on Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to veto a controversial new law that would allow the deportation or entry ban of foreigners deemed “undesirable.” The human rights groups fear the law could be exploited to arbitrarily deny entry to international human rights defenders, journalists, academics, lawyers and [...]

Argentina’s Federal Court of Criminal Cassation revived a complaint alleging that Chinese state agents committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people in a judgement on Thursday. The complaint was filed by the Uyghur Human Rights Project, World Uyghur Congress and Lawyers for Uyghur Rights. The Court of Cassation ruled that the Court [...]

The EU ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, confirmed the EU’s decision to halt Georgia’s accession process and freeze a portion of its financial support to the country on Tuesday. The decision comes in response to a newly adopted Georgian law that critics argue curbs democratic freedoms. Herczynski stated, “Regrettably, Georgia’s EU accession process is stopped [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called for an independent investigation into the house fire that killed journalist Sempurna Pasaribu and three members of his family last month. The organization emphasized the need for accountability for the incident. CPJ’s Senior Southeast Asia Representative Shawn Crispin stated: Indonesian authorities must leave no stone unturned [...]

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) parliamentary assembly on Wednesday called for Russia’s immediate and unconditional withdrawal from the occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia in its 31st annual session that took place in Bucharest from June 29 to July 3, 2024. The OSCE parliamentary assembly’s demand for Russia to [...]