Amnesty International and the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights both released statements Tuesday condemning the Egyptian military’s trial of a group of civilian fishermen caught fishing during a “prohibited period” within a military area, highlighting unfair procedures and a lack of judicial independence in military trials. The actual trial of the fisherman was subject to [...]
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Kazakhstan to drop allegedly politically motivated charges against satirical blogger Temirlan Ensebek, and encouraged the government to respect Ensebek’s freedom of expression. Temirlan Ensebek was charged with “inciting interethnic discord” under Article 174 of Kazakhstan’s Criminal Code and now faces up to seven years in prison. This is primarily [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Wednesday to gain access to detained migrants flown to Guantánamo Bay. The ACLU claims that holding migrants without access to lawyers or a means to communicate with relatives violates their habeas corpus rights, First Amendment rights, due [...]
Belarus released on Wednesday three individuals who had been imprisoned for over three years, including an American citizen and a journalist, according to US officials. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the release of the American citizen, emphasizing the Trump administration’s commitment to securing the freedom of unlawfully detained Americans. Rubio expressed gratitude to Lithuania for [...]
Amnesty International called on Wednesday for Houthi de-facto authorities to investigate the death of a UN World Food Program (WFP) worker who was arbitrarily detained in a Houthi detention centre on January 23, 2025. Amnesty International’s Yemen Researcher Diala Haidar said, “This death in custody also heightens fears for the safety and well-being of all [...]
The Center for Reproductive Rights criticized on Wednesday the German Legal Affairs Committee’s decision to decline to advance a proposal to improve and modernize abortion laws and reproductive care. The Center for Reproductive Rights expressed “deep disappointment over the failure” to progress the bill, and criticized the law as it currently stands for falling “short [...]
Türkiye exonerated three individuals convicted in relation to the Gezi Park demonstrations Tuesday, signifying what Amnesty International refers to as the conclusion of a “chronicle of injustice.” This new ruling, issued in a retrial, overturns previous harsh penalties connected to the 2013 demonstrations, which were crucial in highlighting public opposition to the government. A Turkish [...]
A coalition of human rights organizations issued a letter on Wednesday urging international companies to suspend their trade transactions with Corporación Dinant, a company in Honduras that manufactures consumer products and sells snacks, cooking oils as well as processed foods throughout Central America. The organizations cited severe human rights violations against local farmers and unethical [...]
The United Nations released a report on Wednesday detailing severe human rights violations committed by the former government of Bangladesh, led by the now-exiled Sheikh Hasina, during a crackdown on anti-government protests last year. The report estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed, the majority by security forces, and suggests that these [...]
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Tuesday denied an emergency motion by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reinstate federal aid funding freezes. The panel of three judges unanimously stated that the existing Temporary Restraining Order issued by a district court on February 1 was lawful. In the short decision, [...]
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