Category: Human Rights

Maldivian authorities say they plan to arrest and deport Bangladeshi nationals involved in organizing a peaceful protest in the southern atoll of G.Dh. Thinadhoo. The July 25 protest was held, like many others across the region, after a recent crackdown by security forces on student protests in Bangladesh, with more than 200 people killed and thousands injured in […]

(Des Moines) –Tanzania’s government is forcibly relocating Indigenous Maasai residents from their homes and ancestral lands in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Before further relocations are planned or carried out, the Tanzanian authorities should restore essential public services and consult affected communities to seek their free, prior, and […]

The defendants were part of the so-called “UAE 84” group who were subject to mass trials and convicted for establishing a terrorist organization under the country’s 2014 Counter-terrorism Law for acts dating back to the Arab Spring, some 14 years ago. Most had already spent a decade behind bars for national security-related offences allegedly committed […]

Calling for political change can land you in jail in Cameroon, a country ruled by the same president for 42 years. On July 24, three men in plain clothes claiming to work for the intelligence services arrested Junior Ngombe, 23, a hairdresser and social media activist, outside his shop in Douala, a city in Cameroon’s Littoral […]

Recent statements by senior Nigerian government officials and security agencies regarding the planned nationwide protests raise serious concerns. The officials’ rhetoric suggests a troubling readiness to stifle dissent, heightening fears of a violent crackdown. Calls to protest emerged following recent demonstrations in Kenya against increased taxes on essential goods and have gained traction on social media in Nigeria […]

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “extremely concerned” about increasing tensions in the South American country.  Voting took place on Sunday and incumbent President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner the following day, which has sparked protests. Arrests ‘deeply’ troubling  Mr. Türk noted that demonstrations have been taking place in […]

(Nairobi) – The supreme court of Ghana on July 24, 2024, upheld a colonial-era law that criminalizes adult consensual same-sex conduct, contrary to Ghana’s human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. The judgment comes at a time when the country is engulfed in a debate over a dangerous anti-LGBT law which would take persecution of sexual and gender minorities and their allies […]

The UN’s highest court issued an advisory opinion on 19 July which said that Israel’s occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, “is unlawful”. It was responding to a request by the UN General Assembly for an advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of […]

Photos on social media picked up in the Turkish media on July 17 featured a warm welcome in Türkiye for two faction leaders of the Syrian National Army (SNA), a loose coalition of armed opposition groups Türkiye sponsors in areas of northern Syria it occupies. In one photo, the two leaders are welcomed by Devlet […]

In response to recent floods in northern Bangladesh, India and in the Philippines, the EU has approved €2.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected populations. This funding will help provide cash assistance, food, access to clean water and sanitation, and other essential services in the hardest-hit areas. Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez […]