Category: Human Rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Uzbekistani government to release Valijon Kalonov, a Uyghur activist who has been forcibly detained in a psychiatric facility since 2021. Kalonov, a blogger critical of both the Uzbek and Chinese governments, was initially arrested on charges of using social media to “threaten public safety” and insult the president […]

Citing credible reports of extrajudicial killings in several areas of the capital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the victims were suspected of collaborating with rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters. “I urge the commanders of the Sudanese Armed Forces to take immediate measures to put an end to arbitrary deprivation of […]

(Washington, DC) – Argentine authorities should investigate security forces’ use of force to confront a protest led by pensioners and review an “anti-protest” protocol that opens the door to abuse, Human Rights Watch said today.  On March 12, 2025, hundreds of pensioners gathered outside Argentina’s National Congress in Buenos Aires calling for improvements to their pensions and […]

Today the Commission and High Representative launch the Preparedness Union Strategy to support Member States and enhance Europe’s capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats. It comes as the European Union is facing increasingly complex crises and challenges that cannot be ignored. From growing geopolitical tensions and conflicts, hybrid and cybersecurity threats, foreign information […]

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 […]