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Refugees and migrants face dangerous and violent conditions on routes across East and West Africa towards the Mediterranean Coast, according to a report released on Friday by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The office issued an appeal to border authorities in Africa to implement more protections for these vulnerable migrants. The [...]

Amnesty International called Thursday for Houthi authorities in Yemen to immediately release detained staff from the UN and civil society organizations. Amnesty’s call comes one month after the workers’ arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances following raids on homes and offices. According to Amnesty, Houthi authorities have detained 13 UN staff and at least 14 staff [...]

The Peruvian Congress approved a bill on Thursday that introduces a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity in the second vote, despite opposition from human rights organizations for its potential interruption of ongoing investigations into serious abuses. Bill 6951 proposes to specify the application and scope of the crime against humanity and war crimes [...]

17 political prisoners have been amnestied and pardoned in Belarus, following the signing of the Law On Amnesty in Connection with the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belarus from Nazi Invaders, the Viasna Human Rights Center (‘Viasna’) said on Friday. The Belarussian president, Aliaksandr Lukashenko, signed the new law on Tuesday. The new law [...]

Peace Now, an Israeli NGO, on Thursday reported that the Israeli government is planning the progression of 5,295 housing units across the West Bank. According to the organization, the government intends to expand not only its settlements but also the legal involvement of three outposts located in the Palestinian territory. While the Higher Planning Committee [...]

Pulitzer Prize-winning Russian journalist and opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital while serving out a 25-year sentence for criticizing his country’s invasion of Ukraine, his wife announced via social media on Friday. His wife, Evgenia Kara-Murza, shared via X that her husband had been transferred from his maximum security prison [...]

It has been one year since Malaysia repealed the mandatory death penalty, however, Amnesty International has highlighted ongoing violations of international human rights standards. The abolition of the mandatory death penalty, under the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023, has led to a significant reduction in death sentences and a decrease of over one-third [...]

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report Wednesday on the human rights situation in Ukraine, showing that intensified military operations by Russian armed led to a rise in civilian casualties and extensive damage to civilian property and infrastructure, particularly in areas near the frontline. The report covers [...]

Following initial opposition from Karnataka’s Law Minister HK Patil to the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and associated legislations scheduled to enter into force July 1, Patil announced Karnataka’s intention to introduce 23-25 amendments to these laws before their enforcement in the state following a cabinet meeting Friday. These amendments are based on Karnataka’s feedback [...]

French researcher Laurent Vinatier admitted during interrogation to illegally collecting sensitive Russian military information, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday. Laurent Claude Jean-Louis Vinatier, who worked for a long time in Russia in the Swiss non-governmental non-profit organization Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, was accused of collecting military information and military information of a [...]