Amnesty International (AI) issued a call on Wednesday for the Pakistan government to cease its arbitrary detention and harassment of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers. This appeal comes in response to alarming reports of widespread abuses by law enforcement agencies, including night raids and the detention of hundreds of Afghan individuals, including vulnerable groups such [...]
The global civil society alliance CIVICUS urgently called on Kenyan President William Ruto and his administration on Wednesday to promptly and unconditionally release 20 protestors who have been reported missing following recent civil unrest. CIVICUS called upon Ruto to fulfill his commitments regarding human rights by ensuring the release of unjustly detained individuals, addressing any harm [...]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported on Wednesday that the escalating gang violence in Haiti has reached alarming levels, with over 5,600 reported fatalities in 2024 alone. This figure represents a significant increase of more than 1,000 deaths compared to the previous year, underscoring the dire security situation in the Caribbean nation. [...]
President-elect Donald Trump applied for a stay of criminal proceedings to the US Supreme Court on Tuesday for his hush-money case pending his interlocutory appeal for presidential immunity. The application provides several grounds to support why a stay of proceedings should be granted. One of the grounds the application argues is there is a reasonable [...]
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that the Government of Peru condemns what it called “acts of repression” perpetrated by Nicolás Maduro following allegations made by the “President-elect of Venezuela” Edmundo González. The Ministry’s statement concluded, “By demanding the immediate cessation of these practices that go against life and human dignity, the Government [...]
The Vietnamese government initiated legal proceedings on Tuesday against prominent lawyer Tran Dinh Trien for allegedly infringing upon state interests through social media criticism. Tran is scheduled for a hearing on January 9, 2025, at the People’s Court of Hanoi, facing serious charges under Article 331 of Vietnam’s penal code, which could result in a [...]
Ireland officially submitted a declaration of intervention on Monday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case initiated by South Africa against Israel, concerning allegations of genocide in Gaza. In its declaration, Ireland condemned the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, labeling them as reprehensible acts of terror and severe breaches of international law. [...]
Vice President Harris announced on Tuesday the final ruling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports, which would reduce the burden of medical debt and ensure that patients are not denied access to credit due to unpaid medical bills. With the finalization of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s [...]
The Office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Wednesday the release of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who had been imprisoned in Iran. The Italian government has emphasized that Sala’s release was achieved through “extensive efforts” involving diplomatic and intelligence channels. Prime Minister Meloni expressed gratitude to all those involved in securing her [...]
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to halt the planned execution of 170 prisoners on death row, urging the DRC to move toward abolishing the death penalty. Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Sarah Jackson stated: We fear imminent mass executions by the authorities amid [...]
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