Category: Human Rights

We, the undersigned organisations, are dismayed by the intensified state crackdown on lawyers in Iran simply for defending human rights and respect for the rule of law. The systematic targeting of lawyers and human rights defenders by the state in Iran shows no signs of stopping, with escalated attacks in January and February 2025. On 3 February […]

London-based Baloch human rights activist and political advocate, Aomar Karim, has sharply criticized Pakistan’s ongoing actions to block educational opportunities for Baloch students. In a statement released on his official website, Aomarkarim.com, Karim expressed grave concern over the closure of key educational institutions in Balochistan, such as The University of Balochistan, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s […]

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the recent abduction of eight UN civilian staff and the looting of a UN convoy in Kadugli, Sudan. According to a UNSC report, RSF fighters seized eight vehicles and 280,000 liters of fuel from the United Nations Interim Security Force for […]

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home,” said Anna Fierst, quoting her great-grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech of 1958, in which she highlighted the number of ordinary citizens determined to be active in their local neighbourhoods, schools, and factories. “Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning […]

Labor activist Wang Jianbing was released from prison on Tuesday after serving three and a half years for “inciting subversion of state power,” a charge he faced in 2021 under Chinese law. Wang was arrested alongside fellow activist Huang (Sophia) Xueqin, a prominent #MeToo advocate. While both were convicted on similar charges, Wang was sentenced […]

In a landmark decision on Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Türkiye violated the right to a fair trial in the case of Mustafa Aydın, a journalist convicted of membership in an armed terrorist organization. The court criticized the Turkish judiciary for failing to provide adequate reasoning for Aydın’s conviction and […]

Amnesty International has raised significant concerns following the Peruvian Congress’s approval of an amendment to Law 27692, which establishes the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI). The amendment has sparked fears that it could severely restrict the operations of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country, particularly those advocating for human rights. The amendment grants authorities […]

Amnesty International has raised alarm over the widespread use of Paragon Solutions’ Graphite spyware to target journalists and human rights activists across Europe, urging immediate regulatory action to safeguard civil liberties. This follows a report by Citizen Lab, which uncovered a growing spyware crisis, raising serious concerns about privacy, surveillance, and government accountability. Graphite spyware, […]

Amnesty International has raised alarm over the escalating human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the capture of Goma by the M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, in January. The organization calls for urgent international intervention to ensure adherence to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in the conflict zone. Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty’s […]

On March 18, 2025, a Thai government delegation traveled to China’s Xinjiang region to assess the welfare of 40 Uyghur men who were repatriated from Thailand in February. This move comes amid mounting international criticism, including sanctions from the United States, regarding Thailand’s decision to send the Uyghurs back to China, despite widespread reports of […]