The European Court of Human rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Italy did not violate the rights of a man with HIV (which had possibly developed into AIDS) by keeping him in a general prison and exposing him to the risk of catching COVID-19. The applicant was a man born in 1997 who lived in Varese, [...]

Amnesty International called Friday for the immediate release of Thomas Allan Zgambo, a Zambian journalist detained since October 16 in Lusaka. Zgambo, who writes for the Zambia Whistleblower website, has been held at Ridgeway Police Station without formal charges, exemplifying rising concerns about press freedom and human rights in Zambia. Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty’s deputy director [...]

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory released a position paper on Friday, asserting that all states and international organizations, including the UN, must act to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. This development comes amid escalating violence and humanitarian crises in the region, particularly amid Israel’s military operations [...]

House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), called Friday for a federal investigation into consulting giant McKinsey. They raised serious concerns about McKinsey’s ties to the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, and questioned whether the firm should continue to [...]

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment on Thursday against a former Indian intelligence officer who is accused of planning a failed assassination attempt against a Sikh-American activist in New York City known for his vocal criticism of the Indian government. The charges allege that Vikash Yadav orchestrated [...]

The Ivory Coast National Security Council announced the dissolution of student unions across the country on Thursday, including the Federation Student and School Association of Côte d’Ivoire (FESCI), over their alleged involvement in criminal activities, including the killing of two students. The government opened a judicial inquiry into the killing of the students, carried out arrests [...]

The Seanad Éireann, Ireland’s legislature, passed a bill to establish specialized family law court divisions on Thursday, aiming to make an efficient and user-friendly family justice system. The Family Courts Bill 2022 establishes the Family District Court, Family Circuit Court and Family High Court, as dedicated divisions within the existing District, Circuit and High courts. [...]

The Supreme Court of India upheld Thursday Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from outside India who entered the Indian state of Assam before March 25, 1971. In a 4-1 majority decision, the court emphasized that this provision is consistent with the principle of fraternity and does not [...]

Kenya’s National Assembly nominated Professor Kithure Kithiki to fill the vacancy in the Office of the Deputy President on Friday. However, this nomination came only hours after the Senate voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office, resulting in the High Court at Kerugoya issuing orders barring Kithiki from assuming his role until October 24. [...]

Nineteen international civil society organizations issued a statement Friday demanding due process guarantees at a key hearing for Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora. The hearing is scheduled for October 18. The organizations, including Amnesty International, Article 19 and the Committee to Protect Journalists, expressed deep concern over reports of human rights violations and threats to [...]