Category: Human Rights

Frontex, the EU border agency, does not normally inform nongovernmental rescue ships in the Mediterranean when it spots boats in distress or regularly issue emergency alerts. This has contributed to avoidable delays and tragic shipwrecks as well as to people being forcibly returned to countries where they face abuse. A new campaign asks Frontex to […]

It didn’t take long for IStories to become one of the most prominent investigative news sites in Russia. In December 2020, only a few months after its founding, the outlet released a deep-dive into Vladimir Putin’s daughter and son-in-law. “He, as a dictator, doesn’t like when people investigate the corruption within his family. And the […]

The Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) is the premier international gathering of investigative and data journalists, held once every two years. In 2025, the conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 20-24, and is being co-hosted by GIJN and Malaysiakini, an independent online news outlet created in 1999 that has been recognized […]

Organization Arena for Journalism in Europe Location Remote Deadline 3 November 2024 The Logistics Coordinator will support Arena on a number of logistical tasks across the organisation, but the key area is event organisation. Arena hosts two annual conferences: the Dataharvest conference in Mechelen, Belgium, a gathering for investigative journalists from across Europe, and Climate […]

That’s according to a group of independent UN human rights experts who said in a statement released on Wednesday they are urgently seeking confirmation of reports regarding the death of Roshchyna, who was forcibly disappeared in August 2023.  The uncertainty surrounding her fate has inflicted anguish on her family, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts […]

This October and November, member representatives of GIJN will vote to elect seven members of the 15-person Board of Directors. Voting will take place between October 28 and November 11, 2024. Below is a list of candidates who have submitted their names for GIJN’s Board of Directors. GIJN members can vote for a maximum of four […]

Last week, Australia’s new government in Northern Territory passed legislation lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 years. This allows the territory to incarcerate 10-year-olds, a serious regression of children’s rights. The chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child responded that this action contravenes Australia’s obligations under the child […]

(Beirut) – The United Kingdom High Court issued an order on October 11, 2024, granting permission to a Saudi human rights defender who lives in the UK to bring a case that accuses the government of Saudi Arabia of using spyware against him, Human Rights Watch said today. Yahya Assiri, a prominent Saudi human rights […]

(Nairobi) – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should focus on the most critical issues facing Burkina Faso during its country review on October 23, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. The Burkinabè government should urgently address the need to protect civilians affected by armed conflict; safeguard civic space for activists, journalists, and the […]

On September 30, Lithuania asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to investigate serious crimes committed by the Belarusian authorities against its citizens. Following years of brutal crackdowns on civil society, journalists, and opposition politicians, Lithuania’s initiative should encourage stronger efforts to advance accountability and justice for all Belarusians. In 2020, mass peaceful protests erupted across […]