India’s Delhi High Court stayed Friday the bail granted to opposition leader and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal. A lower trial court granted Kejriwal bail in a money laundering case against him and his party associates filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), India’s financial crime investigation agency. The High Court recorded a verbal order [...]
A coalition of human rights organizations released a joint statement on Friday calling on the Egyptian government to stop the recent targeting and retaliation against human rights lawyers. The coalition includes 28 rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Freedom House. The organizations expressed support for a letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs that was published [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday urged cable operators from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to restore access to local news broadcasters Sakshi TV, TV9, NTV, and 10T. The CPJ called for the immediate restoration of the broadcasters, which have reportedly been blocked since June 6. CPJ India Representative Kunāl Majumder added: The [...]
Amnesty International released a statement on Friday calling on the Madagascan authorities to release member of parliament Marie Jeanne d’Arc Masy Goulamaly, who the organization claims was arbitrarily arrested last month. The human rights organization demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Goulamaly, who was arrested on May 31 after protesting alleged voting irregularities in [...]
A local court in the Indian city of Bengaluru granted bail on Friday to Rahul Gandhi, a prominent leader from the opposition Indian National Congress (INC), in a defamation case filed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate allowed Gandhi’s bail application. In its order, the court said, “The alleged [...]
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards urged the Israeli government on Thursday to look into numerous allegations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment against detained Palestinians since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza conflict on October 7, 2023. Edwards emphasized the importance of humane treatment toward detainees and [...]
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan appeared virtually before the Supreme Court of Pakistan from jail on Thursday. Khan’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle shared the pictures from his appearance and added, “Illegally incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pictures’ appear on social media after 285 days from a court hearing today.” According to local [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned several attacks on journalists in India amidst the country’s ongoing general election. It also called upon the authorities to thoroughly investigate the incidents. The CPJ strongly condemned the killing of journalist Ashutosh Srivastava and the assault on journalist Raghav Trivedi in the Indian state of Uttar [...]
The United Nations International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN Mechanism) warned Friday against racial discrimination in Italian law enforcement, following a comprehensive mission that included visits to Rome, Milan, Catania, and Naples to assess the intersection of race and law enforcement practices. The UN Mechanism heard testimonies [...]
India’s Supreme Court (SC) reserved Thursday one-third of the seats in the executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for women. The SCBA is an Indian bar association comprising practicing lawyers who work in the Supreme Court of India. The SC held that the SCBA has to establish reservations and guidelines for its [...]
