Articles Tagged with France

Months after Uganda’s passage of draconian anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, human rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the country’s failure to protect members of the community from online harassment. Amnesty International on Wednesday reported a recent uptick in such harassment, finding that following enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) of 2023, attacks against LGBTQ+ people have [...]

Protesters picked up arms in the ongoing cost-of-living protests in the French colonial holding of Martinique on Wednesday, the local government said. According to the Prefecture of Martinique, protesters set up seven barricades during the protest and targeted firefighters and police officers on three occasions with automatic rifle fire as the authorities attempted to dismantle [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled unanimously on Thursday that Mongolia violated Rome Statute by failing to comply with its request to arrest and surrender Russian President Vladimir Putin during his recent visit to the Asian country. The court referred Mongolia’s non-compliance to the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), which oversees the administration of the [...]

The proportion of women killed in armed conflict doubled from 2022 to 2023, the UN reported Wednesday. The UN also recorded a rise in the amount of conflict-related sexual violence. The report of the Secretary General on Women and Peace and Security was prepared pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which urged parties to [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday commended Oman’s new Social Protection Law, as “a step in the right direction.” The law, decreed last year by Haitham Al Tariq, the Sultan of Oman, was later approved by the Council of Oman. It offers a range of economic benefits and assistance, including a monthly universal child benefit [...]

The European Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia on Thursday. The award was given in recognition of their efforts to restore democracy and freedom in Venezuela amidst ongoing political repression under the regime of President Nicolás Maduro. The decision was [...]

The family of diabetic inmate Louis Jung Jr., who died at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania, filed a US federal lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that the jail withheld insulin and proper medical care, leading to his death. The plaintiffs, Jacob and James Jung, the sons of Louis Jung Jr., are suing the City of Philadelphia, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday launched a new campaign, named #WithHumanity, calling on Frontex, the European Union’s border and coast guard agency, to utilize its aerial surveillance capabilities to ensure prompt rescues of endangered vessels in the Mediterranean. Frontex collaborates with EU member states’ border and coast guards to manage the Schengen Area’s borders. [...]

Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development passed a motion on Wednesday summoning federal cabinet ministers, Indigenous leaders, and experts to testify regarding contamination at the Fort Chipewyan dock in Alberta and a critical communication breach about the problem. The motion, introduced by New Democratic Party MP Laurel Collins, aims to [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled on Tuesday that Russia’s “foreign agent” law violates key rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. The court ordered Russia to compensate the applicants between 5,500 and 10,000 euros for non-pecuniary damage, along with additional costs. The court found that Russia’s 2012 legal framework [...]