Amnesty International (AI) called on the Mozambican government Wednesday to immediately cease its violent crackdown on civil rights ahead of a significant opposition march scheduled for November 7 in Maputo. This call comes in the wake of escalating unrest following the October 9 elections, which have been marred by allegations of fraud and brutal police [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 16 other organizations urged the European Union on Wednesday to confront Azerbaijan’s government on human rights abuses during the upcoming COP29 climate conference. The organizations call for EU leaders to help end the increasing politically motivated arrests, detainments, and restrictions on free speech in Azerbaijan. The joint statement was released [...]
South Korea and the EU condemned North Korea’s contribution of military arms and personnel to Russia as illegal under international law in a joint statement on Tuesday. The statement follows recent reports that Russia has deployed North Korean troops in its war against Ukraine. According to a White House press briefing, over 3,000 North Korean [...]
The Federal Police in Brazil announced on Monday that they identified and arrested the murderer of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, ending a two-year investigation into the double homicide of the Brazilian indigenous activist and the British journalist who were killed in the Javari Valley in the Amazon. The Federal Police stated that their investigations [...]
On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch addressed a letter to France’s new Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, urging him to prioritize human rights when crafting national and international policies. The 2024 France parliamentary elections were marred by a rise in racist and xenophobic rhetoric, alongside extreme political polarization. According to a report published by the French National [...]
Seven families in France have united under the collective Algos Victima to file a civil lawsuit against TikTok in the Créteil judicial court, represented by their lawyer, Laure Boutron-Marmion, on Monday. The families allege the Chinese-owned social media platform exposes children to harmful videos that promote suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. The Algos Victima collective [...]
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) recalled on Monday the need for further action to hold China accountable for grave rights violations in Xinjiang. The ISHR calls for the Chinese government to ensure timely implementation of the recommendations made by the the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in addition to [...]
The Rishon Le-Zion Magistrates’ Court in Israel on Sunday ruled that an unauthorized leak of military intelligence from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to the Prime Minister’s Office, which was then reportedly disclosed to foreign media, may have endangered national security and interfered with ongoing efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas [...]
The Supreme Court of India modified a key bail condition for Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan on Monday, lifting the requirement that he report to a police station in the state of Uttar Pradesh every week. This condition was part of Kappan’s bail terms related to the 2020 Hathras conspiracy case, in which he was accused [...]
India issued a strong diplomatic protest against Canada on Saturday after Ottawa’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison alleged that India’s Home Minister Amit Shah had been linked to plots against Sikh activists in Canada, further straining diplomatic ties between the two countries. The controversy began when Morrison, addressing a parliamentary committee, confirmed that he [...]
