Category: Human Rights

On April 14, 2025, Rita Karasartova, a prominent Kyrgyz human rights defender, was detained without formal charges by authorities in the Chui region of Kyrgyzstan. This action follows a search of her home and the confiscation of several documents. Reports indicate that a criminal investigation has been launched under Article 278 of the Criminal Code, […]

A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s effort to revoke the legal status of over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. These individuals had been granted temporary legal status and work permits under a Biden-era program initiated in January 2023. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the administration’s […]

At least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since the 27 November 2024 ceasefire, according to an initial review by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).   Among the dead are 14 women and nine children. More than 92,000 people remain displaced by the violence. Recent […]

The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land.  Thousands have been left without shelter or a means to earn a living, while key crops such as cassava, maize, and peanuts have been wiped out, worsening an already serious food insecurity situation in the […]

Brescia, Italy – Lawyers representing climate and human rights activists have filed a formal complaint against the Brescia Police Precinct, alleging unlawful detention, degrading treatment, and gender-based violence during the handling of a peaceful protest earlier this year. On 7 April 2025, attorneys for Extinction Rebellion Italy submitted a complaint to the Brescia Public Prosecutor, […]

Brussels, April 15, 2025 — The European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on seven Iranian prison and judiciary officials, citing Iran’s alleged use of arbitrary detention against European citizens as part of a state-driven strategy of political hostage-taking. The sanctions, announced Monday following a meeting of EU foreign ministers, include asset freezes and travel bans […]

April 2025 — In a rare display of prompt response, law enforcement authorities in India have swiftly arrested suspects in the murders of three journalists across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh this year — actions that have been cautiously welcomed by the press community in a country where convictions in such […]

Moscow, April 15 (2025) – A Moscow court has sentenced four journalists to five and a half years in prison each for allegedly collaborating with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s banned Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), in a ruling that has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom advocates. The journalists – Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin […]

The death of 25-year-old Sathsara Nimesh while in police custody has reignited long-standing concerns over alleged police brutality and custodial abuse in Sri Lanka, triggering protests, a legal outcry, and an official investigation. A Controversial Arrest and Unanswered Questions Nimesh, a trainee caregiver from Badulla, was detained by police on April 1 in Colombo after […]

Last week, the authorities in Tanzania arrested opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu on fabricated charges, then used his party’s calls for electoral reform to disqualify it from participating in upcoming elections. The government of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has previously repressed the political opposition and critical voices.  The authorities charged Lissu with treason and “publishing false […]