Category: Human Rights

The grim revelation emerged during a high-level discussion at the UN in Geneva on the human rights situation in DRC. ​​The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – also heard updates on allegations of ongoing abuses in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. Surging violence Despite best efforts, armed groups including the Rwanda-backed […]

Boualem Sansal, an 80-year-old French-Algerian writer, was sentenced to five years in prison by Algeria’s Criminal Court of Dar El Beïda on Thursday, following his conviction for undermining state integrity. Sansal, who has long been a vocal critic of the Algerian government, was also fined 500,000 Algerian dinars. The charges stemmed from an interview Sansal […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) have condemned the six-month prison sentence handed to Moroccan political activist Fouad Abdelmoumni for a social media post critical of the government. The two organizations have called for the immediate reversal of his conviction, warning that his case is part of a broader, […]

Over 30,000 petitioners have demanded the immediate release of 27-year-old Egyptian student Oqba Hashad, who has been unlawfully detained for nearly six years, primarily due to his brother’s human rights activism. Amnesty International, which has championed Hashad’s case, confirmed his arrest on May 20, 2019, during a raid at the University of Sadat City, where […]

A federal judge ruled that the extreme heat conditions in Texas prisons violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, marking a significant legal step toward addressing the inhumane conditions faced by inmates. However, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman declined to immediately order air conditioning installations across the state’s prisons, citing the need […]

Amnesty International has revealed that Serbian authorities used Pegasus spyware against two investigative journalists from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) in February 2025. The journalists, known for their work on state-sponsored corruption, were targeted after receiving a suspicious Viber message on February 14. The message contained a link that Amnesty’s Security Lab concluded was […]

(Bangkok) – Myanmar’s military junta should allow immediate unfettered access to humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors and lift restrictions that impede the emergency response, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the earthquake struck at 12:50 p.m. on March 28, 2025, the military has carried out airstrikes and limited internet access in severely affected areas, further complicating the […]

In an immediate response after the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has struck Myanmar and the broader region today, the EU is releasing €2.5 million in initial emergency assistance.  This new humanitarian aid will help save lives and address the immediate needs of the most vulnerable in Myanmar, with a focus on displaced and conflict-affected […]

Addressing the General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that systemic racism, economic exclusion and racial violence continue to deny people of African descent the opportunity to thrive. He called on governments to acknowledge the truth and finally honour the trade’s legacy by taking action.   “For too long, the crimes of the transatlantic slave trade […]

(Berlin, March 28, 2025) – Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan should place local people’s human rights at the center of the historic deal over their contested border, and provide justice to victims of  war crimes during a 2022 border conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The agreement was signed on March 13, 2025 by Tajik president Emomali Rahmon […]