Category: Human Rights

During the long presidency of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, police largely prevented human rights associations and defenders from gathering. But when a high-profile political trial was happening, activists would often turn up en masse across the street from the Tunis Court of First Instance to support defendants. Despite increasing repression since President Kais Saied’s power […]

The Canadian government has taken a major step by imposing sanctions against two former Sri Lankan presidents, the brothers Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and two former soldiers. All are implicated in “gross and systematic violations of human rights” committed during the civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of […]

Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić made the following statement: “Today marks the second anniversary since Alexei Navalny’s incarceration in Russia after an attempt on his life by poisoning. Since then, despite Council of Europe calls for his release without delay and in line with the relevant European Court of Human Rights judgment, […]

The respected lawyer and human rights defender Abdul Latif Afridi was shot and killed inside the Peshawar High Court on Monday. Affectionately known as Lala (meaning elder brother in Pashto), Afridi, 79, was one of Pakistan’s most courageous and outspoken voices for rule of law, democracy, and human rights over several decades. The alleged gunman, […]

More than 100 key figures from the UK film and TV industry have signed a letter urging the UK government to take “immediate action” against Iranian authorities for “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights” in their response to the wave of public protests that erupted last year. The industry leaders, including Barbara Broccoli, […]

New legislation passed by the Italian government earlier this year to curb undocumented migration to Italy has been slammed by search-and-rescue organisations working on the Mediterranean who say the move will increase deaths in the region. On January 2 this year, the Italian government passed a raft of legislation aiming to deliver on one of […]

The exhibit opens to the public Friday, January 13 at noon. Photograph courtesy of Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice. By Donnell Suggs The National Center for Civil and Human Rights located in the heart of downtown and only blocks from Dr. Martin Luther King’s childhood home will display the special exhibition of documents, speeches, and photos from the March […]

By Sharon Grace. Port Townsend, Gig Harbor, and Langley think so. They have adopted a proclamation that describes their support for action by local, state, federal and tribal governments to secure the inherent rights of the Southern Resident Orcas. The proclamation states: The rights of the Southern Resident Orcas include, but are not limited to, […]

There are allegations of poor services at an Mpumalanga hospital. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it’s investigating Shongwe Hospital in Mpumalanga over claims of human rights violations at the facility. SAHRC Mpumalanga manager, Eric Mokonyama, told News24 that the commission launched an investigation after ActionSA lodged a complaint. He said other alleged […]