Amnesty International urged Egypt to lift travel bans recently imposed on human rights lawyers Nasser Amin and Hoda Abdelwahab in a press statement issued Tuesday. The travel bans are associated with the controversial and long-drawn Case 713/2011 (more popularly known as the “foreign funding case”), in which a number of NGOs and individuals were put [...]

The Tunisian Federation of Insurance Companies (TFIC) announced to the local media Monday the creation of the Agency to Combat Fraud and Scams (ALFA) in the insurance sector. This decision was shared with the public via a social media post. The ALFA’s aim is to tackle the increasing issues of fraud and scams within the [...]

China’s government released a report on Monday that claims a grounded Philippines warship at Second Thomas Shoal caused extensive damage to the shoal’s coral reef ecosystem. China claims a significant portion of the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, including the Second Thomas Shoal. The report, authored by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, claims that [...]

A Russian military court on Monday convicted a playwright and a director to 6 years in jail over a play that allegedly justifies terrorism. The judge found director Yevgeniya Berkovich and writer Svetlana Petriychuk, who had been in pre-trial detention since May 2023, guilty under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code. [...]

The UN Security Council unanimously voted on Monday to extend the mandate of the body monitoring the ceasefire agreement in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah Governorate, the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA). The Security Council adopted Resolution 2742 (2024), allowing the mission to act until July 14, 2025. With the new resolution, it [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International plus other NGOs signed a joint statement Monday urging the European Union (EU) and its member states to “safeguard the right to territorial asylum in Europe.” The statement refers to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and emphasizes EU member states’ responsibility under Article 18, which guarantees the right [...]

The Archbishop of Canterbury on Monday joined Archbishop Hosam Naoum in protesting the closure of a hospital in Gaza and an attack on an ambulance vehicle. The Al Ahli Anglican Hospital was compelled to close by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) amidst “escalating military activity.” An ambulance was also fired at while en route to [...]

Gambian lawmakers endorsed recommendations presented by the Joint Committee on Health and Gender on Monday to maintain the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in anticipation of an upcoming vote later this month on the potential decriminalization of the practice. The recommendations were adopted with 35 members voting in favor, 17 voting against and [...]

A group of Louisiana families filed a motion for an injunction Monday to stop officials from implementing a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state. Louisiana is set to become the first state to impose such a requirement, though the action has been debated in other [...]

Amnesty International said in a Monday report that the right of peaceful assembly in Europe is increasingly under attack due to state authorities stigmatizing and punishing individuals who organize and participate in peaceful protests. The report’s findings are based on legal regulations of the right to peaceful assembly in 21 European countries, including Austria, Finland, [...]