Category: Human Rights

A group of 22 state attorneys general, predominantly from Democratic-led states, have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, asserts that the executive order violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United […]

United States President Donald Trump, on his first day in office on January 20, 2025, issued numerous executive orders that threaten to undermine respect for international human rights both in the US and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today.  “The sweeping scope and impact of these executive orders is deeply alarming,” said Tirana Hassan, executive […]

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, urged Russian authorities to release lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin, who were sentenced on 17 January to prison terms on “extremism” charges. Their trial, held in the Petushki district court of the Vladimir region, was criticized as a […]

Iran’s First Criminal Court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, better known as Tataloo, to death after he was convicted of blasphemy for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The sentence follows an appeal, which overturned a previous decision that had sentenced the 37-year-old musician to five years in prison. Tataloo, a well-known figure in […]

The plan was announced by the High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a platform for intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation. Miguel Ángel Moratinos called antisemitism – prejudice or hatred towards Jews – “a toxic ideology with deep roots in bigotry and racism that still plagues our world manifesting itself in different forms.” Eradicate […]

A Russian court has sentenced three lawyers, Vadim Kobzev, Aleksei Liptser, and Igor Sergunin, for their involvement with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), a decision condemned by human rights organizations, including Amnesty International. Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia director, Marie Struthers, described the ruling as a “shameful” move to […]

On January 14, prominent activist and former president of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine, began a hunger strike while detained in Manouba prison. “I will no longer stand the injustice that strikes me. Justice cannot be based on lies and calumnies, but on concrete, tangible evidence,” she said in a message relayed by her […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrated on the third Monday of January, offers Americans a moment to reflect on Dr. King’s monumental contributions to racial equality and nonviolent social change. This year, January 20, 2025, marks a significant observance of the federal holiday dedicated to honoring his legacy, which continues to inspire movements for justice […]

Tehran, Iran – A brazen attack within the Iranian Supreme Court has resulted in the deaths of two prominent judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh, reigniting concerns about targeted violence within the country and raising questions about the motives behind the killings. The attack, which occurred on Saturday, involved an unidentified assailant who fatally shot both […]

Hossam Bahgat, a prominent Egyptian human rights activist and executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), was released on bail Sunday after being charged with “joining and financing a terrorist group” and “spreading false news.” These charges were leveled against him by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP), following his questioning last […]