Category: Human Rights

This week, a Tanzanian court postponed the politically motivated treason trial of political opposition leader Tundu Lissu for the fifth time. Since treason is a capital offense, Lissu, who was arrested in April, cannot be released on bail and will remain in custody until the trial, now scheduled for August 13, is completed. This postponement comes amidst growing concerns about […]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned a ruling by the Duhok misdemeanor court ordering Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky to serve an additional six months in prison. The decision reinstates a previously suspended sentence from December 2021, citing a breach of its conditions. Retaliation for Reporting Baroshky, a freelance journalist known for his investigative […]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent investigations into the deaths as well as the reported use of excessive force during the demonstrations. “Unverified footage suggests that security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters, which points […]

Tbilisi, 1 August 2025 – As the verdict in the trial of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli is expected today, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and 13 other media and human rights organizations have renewed calls for Georgian authorities to drop the criminal charge against her and facilitate her immediate release. Amaglobeli, founder and director of […]

Videos released by the Houthis on July 27, 2025, showing several crew members from a sunken ship who apparently have been detained for weeks is an outrage on their personal dignity, an apparent war crime. The Houthis, who control much of Yemen, attacked and sunk the Eternity C, a commercial ship, earlier in July. In […]

Without fuel, many basic facilities cannot function, from water treatment plants to medical infrastructure. Meanwhile, Gazans now on the brink of famine have been reduced to taking desperate measures in their search for food, scouring the roads taken by aid convoys, UN aid worker Olga Cherevko told UN News. “While we were driving, I saw […]

July 31, 2025 — Washington, D.C.The governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden have issued a unified condemnation of escalating threats posed by Iranian intelligence services across Europe and North America. Coordinated Response to Transnational Threats In a joint media note, […]

The United Nations has called on Iran to immediately suspend its use of the death penalty following a dramatic rise in executions. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at least 612 people were executed in the first half of 2025—more than double the number recorded during the same period […]

(Berlin) – Two Turkmen dissident bloggers have been missing since July 24, 2025, when they were reportedly released from a Turkish deportation center, Human Rights Watch said today. Turkish authorities should ensure that the bloggers, Alisher Sakhatov and Abdulla Orusov, are not returned to Turkmenistan, where they would be at grave risk of torture and arbitrary imprisonment. […]

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris, has announced €2 million in emergency funding to support the World Food Programme (WFP) in delivering vital food aid to Gaza, where famine looms and humanitarian access remains severely restricted. The WFP recently delivered 4,000 tonnes of food despite immense logistical barriers; however, 62,000 […]