Category: Human Rights

The Italian Constitutional Court’s recent ruling upholding a law that imposes sanctions on sea rescue groups casts a dark shadow over sea rescue, but that cloud has a silver lining: the court essentially said that the imperative to save lives justifies rescue ships disregarding state orders that could endanger migrants’ lives. Validating the power of […]

Those impacted by the orders have been told to relocate to the “already overcrowded” coastal strip at Al Mawasi, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), late Tuesday. Al Mawasi near Khan Younis lacks “the basics for survival”, the UN agency insisted. It has also seen nearly two dozen strikes on […]

(New York) – In a landmark case for athletes’ rights, Caster Semenya, the star South African runner, won her case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Human Rights Watch said today. The court ruled on July 10, 2025, that theprocess before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the judicial review afforded […]

📍 Los Angeles, July, 2025 — In a landmark ruling, Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong of the US District Court for the Central District of California issued two temporary restraining orders (TROs) prohibiting immigration authorities from detaining individuals based solely on race, language, or employment type. 🛑 Key Rulings ⚖️ Constitutional Grounds The court affirmed that […]

📍 Tbilisi, July 13, 2025 — The sentencing of 19-year-old protester Saba Jikia to four and a half years in prison has sparked international concern over fair trial standards and the treatment of minors in Georgia’s judicial system. Rights groups, including Amnesty International, have criticized the proceedings, citing procedural irregularities and failure to apply juvenile […]

“As of 13 July, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them were killed in the vicinity of GHF sites,” said Thameen Al-Kheetan, OHCHR spokesperson, referencing the US-Israeli run private organization which has bypassed regular humanitarian operations. The remaining 201 victims were killed while seeking food “on […]

📍 Abuja, Nigeria — July 15, 2025Suspended Chief Justice of Ghana Gertrude Torkornoo has filed a human rights lawsuit against the Government of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, alleging that her suspension constitutes an unconstitutional removal from office and violates her right to fair administrative justice. 🧑‍⚖️ Background to the CaseJustice Torkornoo […]

📍 Geneva, July 11, 2025 — The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia, Mariana Katzarova, has condemned the arrest and detention of Maria Bontsler, a 64-year-old human rights lawyer from Kaliningrad, describing the case as politically motivated retaliation for her legal advocacy on behalf of political prisoners. ⚖️ Background and Charges Bontsler was […]

Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who have fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand. The only way most Myanmar nationals can get legal status is as a migrant worker, who are excluded from a recent Thai government move to provide protection to some refugees. The Thai government should […]

The violence erupted two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus. The incident marks the latest episode of sectarian bloodshed in Syria, where fears among minority groups have surged since Islamist rebels toppled former dictator Bashar al-Assad in December and installed a new caretaker Government, which is gaining increasing international […]