Category: Human Rights

(Beirut) – A law that Lebanon’s parliament adopted on July 31, 2025, includes positive reforms for Lebanon’s judiciary but falls short of guaranteeing judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today.  The law includes some advances in terms of judicial independence, including greater judicial self-governance and the expansion of elections of judges by other judges. But […]

Vienna, August 13, 2025 — The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Ukrainian journalists currently detained by Russian authorities. The appeal follows growing international concern over the treatment of media professionals amid the ongoing conflict. In a statement issued in response […]

Moscow, August 14, 2025 — Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on voice calls made through WhatsApp and Telegram, citing the need to combat criminal activity and safeguard national security. The move marks the latest escalation in Moscow’s efforts to tighten control over digital communications amid ongoing tensions with Ukraine and broader concerns over foreign […]

EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of International Development of Norway, Åsmund Aukrust, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom, Lord Collins of Highbury, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, Secretary of State for International Development of Canada, Randeep Sarai, State Secretary for […]

Many of the victims were Alawite, a minority community in Syria, which the former ruling Assad family belonged to.   Some community members are believed to have been killed in March by forces or individuals loyal to the country’s new leadership, the National Transitional Authority, which is headed by interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. In response […]

August 13, 2025 — Abuja, NigeriaAmnesty International has issued a scathing critique of the Nigerian government’s failure to address escalating violence and human rights violations in the country’s South-East region. According to the organization’s latest report, over 1,844 people were killed between January 2021 and June 2023, amid widespread insecurity and systemic abuses. 📉 Breakdown […]

New York City, August 13, 2025 — U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has issued a temporary restraining order mandating urgent improvements to the conditions at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility located at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by Peruvian immigrant Sergio Alberto Barco Mercado, who […]

Accra, August 13, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ghanaian authorities to swiftly and transparently investigate the July 30 assault on JoyNews reporter Carlos Lorlornyo Atsu Calony and threats made against camera operator Jonas Zodzi Voergborlo. The incident, which occurred during coverage of a demolition exercise in Accra, has reignited […]

“Sports give me a sense of belonging as a girl. When I play, it affirms my right to play sports and exposes me to wider opportunities,” she said.   This is what sport should represent for young people worldwide. However, a new campaign supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) works to counter a […]

Dublin, August 13, 2025 — A Nigerian national who was deported from Ireland earlier this year has successfully appealed his removal and been granted permission to return, following a reassessment of his asylum claim based on persecution due to his sexual orientation. The man, aged in his 30s, was one of 35 individuals deported to […]