Category: Human Rights

Amnesty International and other human rights groups globally are urgently calling for the release and protection of Maria Ponomarenko, a journalist and anti-war activist imprisoned in Russia, after two letters from her revealed severe mental distress and suicidal tendencies. The letters, obtained by Russian media outlet RusNews, show Ponomarenko’s escalating suffering in prison, where she […]

In response to growing concerns over national security, China has called for protections for its students in the United States after a U.S. congressional panel demanded detailed information from top universities about their Chinese student populations. The letter, sent by John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, targeted six […]

The EU announced today emergency humanitarian funding of €1.2 million for Uganda, to support the country in its response to the current Sudan (Ebola) virus outbreak. With this funding, our humanitarian partner the World Health Organisation (WHO) will be able to address critical needs related to coordination, surveillance, infection prevention and control case management, operational […]

Recent detentions of German nationals by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have sparked outrage and confusion. Although citizens of the European Union, including Germany, are permitted to enter the U.S. visa-free for up to 90 days, several German nationals have found themselves trapped in a complex and opaque immigration system, including Green Card holders […]

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 […]