UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk raised concerns on Friday about the Nigerien military junta’s decision to prosecute President Mohamed Bazoum and others working with him for high treason. Türk expressed worries for people in Niger, calling on the generals who seized power in July to immediately restore constitutional order and democracy. According to [...]
The UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday that he was extremely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating conditions in which President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, his wife and his son have been arbitrarily detained. Credible reports indicated that the conditions of detention could amount to inhuman and degrading treatment, in violation of international [...]
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait this weekend called on their citizens to leave Lebanon amid conflicts in the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. On Friday, the embassy of Saudi Arabia warned its citizens “against being present and approaching the areas witnessing armed conflicts” and also implored its citizens “to quickly leave [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk announced the closure of the UN Human Rights office in Uganda on Thursday after the East African country decided not to renew an agreement that allowing the office to operate. Türk expressed his concern about the condition of human rights in Uganda ahead of the 2026 elections, and [...]
The Parliament of Ghana passed a bill on Friday that prohibits the practice of accusing others of witchcraft and criminalizes the declaration, accusation, naming or labelling of another person as a witch. The goal of the bill is address the persecution of people accused of witchcraft. The bill was put forward as an amendment to [...]
Spain’s Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC), which set Spain’s climate and energy proposals. The court found that the plan is in accordance with the law and commitments made by the EU, despite several environmental groups’ insistence that it is arbitrary. At present, the PNIEC [...]
