Human Rights
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Latin America
Egyptian journalist Khaled Dawoud freed from jail | Censorship News
A vocal critic of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Dawoud was arrested during rare anti-government protests in 2019. After more than…
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Latin America
IA Rehman, Pakistan’s iconic human rights defender, dies aged 90 | Human Rights News
Rehman spent his life defending human rights, opposing military dictators, fighting for the rule of law and democracy. IA Rehman,…
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Europe
Russian feminist artist on trial for alleged ‘pornography’
A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a feminist activist and artist charged with disseminating pornography after she…
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Middle East
Rewriting stories of migration – Asma Khan and Hassan Akkad
Refugee filmmaker Hassan Akkad and restaurateur Asma Khan discuss their separate paths for combatting social injustice. Credit
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Latin America
US Senate pushes ahead with tough measures to counter China | Human Rights News
Leaders of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee have introduced new legislation to boost the country’s ability to push…
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Africa
Kenyan court ‘temporarily blocks’ closure of refugee camps | Human Rights News
Case involving government plans to close Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps to return in the courtroom in a month, reports…
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Asia
Achieving human rights to water and sanitation amid COVID-19 | Coronavirus pandemic News
Ten years after the United Nations recognised water and sanitation as human rights, the world finds itself reeling from the…
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Latin America
Texas investigates abuse allegations at migrant youth facility | Human Rights News
The US quickly set up facilities for unaccompanied migrant youth crossing the border amid a recent uptick. Texas child welfare…
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Middle East
Croatian police accused of sexually abusing female asylum seeker | European Union News
A woman from Afghanistan says she was sexually abused, forced to strip naked, held at knifepoint and threatened with rape…
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Middle East
The Trump-era order Biden is using to turn away most migrants | Child Rights News
Over the past several weeks, images have emerged of crowded United States facilities filled with children who arrived at the…
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Asia
Russia may be ‘slowly’ killing Alexey Navalny: Amnesty | Human Rights News
Rights group says oppposition leader Alexey Navalny was being subjected to sleep deprivation and did not have access to a…
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Africa
US human rights ‘deteriorated’ in 2020: Amnesty International | Donald Trump News
The situation of human rights in the United States deteriorated further in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic and the presidency…
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Middle East
‘Tightening their stranglehold’: COVID-19 crackdown in MENA | Coronavirus pandemic News
The coronavirus pandemic has amplified risks for the most vulnerable in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), according…
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Africa
EU chiefs raise ‘deep worries’ over rights in Turkey with Erdogan | European Union News
EU says it wants better ties with Ankara as top officials meet with Turkey’s president, but human rights the ‘priority’.…
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Asia
US is ‘concerned’ over sentencing of Saudi aid worker | Human Rights News
Abdulrahman al-Sadhan was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by a 20-year travel ban. The United States’ Department…
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Asia
Making America as good as its promise | Human Rights News
This spring could not be more welcome in the United States. As we emerge from a tough winter season under…
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Asia
US: Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban | Human Rights News
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender-confirming treatments or…
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Middle East
US says ex-Egypt PM had diplomatic immunity from lawsuit: Report | Courts News
Egyptian-American Mohamed Soltan filed a US lawsuit against Hazem el-Beblawi alleging involvement in torture in Egypt. The Biden administration has…
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EU-China relations
For Western companies, China is a risky bet – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Elisabeth Braw is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. A Finnish…
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Middle East
Niger body urges independent probe into ‘rapes’ by Chadian troops | Human Rights News
Human rights commission calls for inquiry after allegations soldiers deployed to help fight armed groups raped several women, as well…
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Latin America
Record number of Filipino lawyers killed under Duterte’s watch | Human Rights News
On a late Wednesday evening in early March, Filipino human rights lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen headed home after a long…
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Europe
France refutes UN report claiming its forces killed 19 civilians in Mali
France on Tuesday refuted the findings of a UN investigation concluding that a French airstrike in Mali had killed 19…
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Middle East
Pentagon to set new transgender policy, ending Trump-era rules | Donald Trump News
The move comes after Biden executive order to end the Trump policy, decried as ‘transphobic’ by LGBTQ advocates. The Pentagon…
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Asia
Thai prosecutors indict five over blocking of queen’s motorcade | Human Rights News
The five protesters were indicted for attempted violence under a section of the law that carries a minimum sentence of…
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Latin America
Lebanon: Protesters forcibly disappeared, tortured, says report | Human Rights News
Lebanon’s military intelligence has “forcibly disappeared and allegedly tortured” people who protested against lockdown conditions and the deteriorating economy in…
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Latin America
Mapping major protests around the world | Hong Kong Protests News
Protest movements are on the rise worldwide amid deepening inequalities and job crises worsened by the continuing coronavirus pandemic. In…
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Borders
Von der Leyen and Michel to visit Turkey next week – POLITICO
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council chief Charles Michel will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
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Africa
Myanmar protests continue amid reports of killings in Yangon | Human Rights News
Protesters and mourners took to the streets of Myanmar amid reports of security forces killing three people in Yangon, just…
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Latin America
Why are football teams protesting against Qatar 2022 World Cup? | Football News
Ahead of qualifiers, Norway, Germany and Netherlands footballers have protested Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers. Footballers are staging on-field protests…
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Africa
‘We have nothing’: Refugee camp fire devastates Rohingya, again | Human Rights News
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – The last time Farida Begum saw her home turned into a smouldering ruin was some three…
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Latin America
China sanctions US and Canadian officials over Xinjiang rebuke | Human Rights News
Chinese government sanctions target three individuals and one entity from Canada and the United States. China has announced sanctions against…
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Latin America
Chinese TV stars cut ties with Nike over Xinjiang comments | Business and Economy News
Backlash brews in China against Western firms speaking out over alleged abuses against Uighurs held in camps. Two Chinese TV…
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Middle East
UN confirms report on Saudi threat against Khashoggi investigator | Human Rights News
Saudi official reportedly made the threat against Agnes Callamard during a meeting with UN officials in Geneva. The UN human…
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Europe
Canada announces new sanctions on Russia, Kremlin vows response | Human Rights News
Canada says its sanctions are in line with actions taken by the European Union and the United States. Canada’s foreign…
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Asia
Pope taps Chilean sex abuse whistle-blower for Vatican panel | Human Rights News
Juan Carlos Cruz, an international advocate for abuse victims, was abused as a teenager in his native Chile by a…
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Latin America
China net users call for H&M boycott after ban of Xinjiang cotton | Human Rights News
Citing human rights concerns, the world’s second-largest clothing retailer said it would not use cotton from Xinjiang. Chinese net users…
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Africa
The Indigenous people killed by Canada’s police | Human Rights News
Despite making up just five percent of Canada’s population, 30 percent of the country’s prisoners are Indigenous. Across the prairie…
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Europe
Kenya orders closure of Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps | Human Rights News
Nairobi gives UN refugee agency two weeks to present plan to shut the two sprawling refugee camps. Kenya has ordered…
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Latin America
From labour camp to councillor? North Korean refugee eyes UK vote | Elections News
Jihyun Park was left for dead in a North Korean labour camp, now she’s running for office in northern England.…
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Latin America
Law expanding access to medical aid in dying divides Canadians | Health News
Halifax, Canada – Changes to Canada’s assisted dying regime have divided the country, with advocates hailing “a momentous day for…
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Middle East
Top Saudi official issued death threat against UN investigator | Human Rights News
Senior Saudi twice threatened to have Agnes Callamard ‘taken care of’ in meeting with UN colleagues in January 2020, the…
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Europe
Ethiopia PM admits ‘atrocities committed’ during Tigray conflict | Human Rights News
Concern continues to grow over the humanitarian situation in Tigray where the conflict began in November. Atrocities have been committed…
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Asia
Weaponisation of aid contributes to death of Yemenis | Conflict News
Six years into a devastating conflict, Yemen is at a tipping point and civilians are paying the price of war.…
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