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Human Rights Watch and other advocacy groups have accused the fighters, the military and partner forces of Burkina Faso and Mali of possible … Read more: Burkina Faso's military gov't arrests European NGO workers for 'spying' – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more: Egypt: Journalist Detained over Facebook Posts | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… Human Rights. “Even though she's now been released, she remains in legal limbo and is fearful of being re-detained for no other reason than the … Read more: Longtime NY Resident Released from Louisiana ICE Facility, but Freedom Remains UncertainContinue Reading

A former Toronto radio show co-host continued her testimony in a human rights tribunal hearing on Tuesday, alleging executives and management at Corus … Read more: Jennifer Valentyne alleges Corus management failed to act in human rights tribunal caseContinue Reading

Human rights lawyer Hamsa Jassim was shot dead in the city of Kut in Iraq's Wasit province on Tuesday. Read more: Iraqi interior ministry launches investigation into killing of human rights lawyerContinue Reading

The Chinese government should drop the baseless charges against the artist Gao Zhen (高兟) and allow him and his family to return to the United … Read more: China: Free US-Resident Artist Unjustly Charged – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

In Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia, humanists and religious minorities are targeted for art, protest, civil rights activism, or … Read more: Take it from me: freedom of speech is too precious to let slip away – Humanists UKContinue Reading

Share: The arrest of Baber George, a Cary-based preacher and leader of a human rights nonprofit, on charges of soliciting … Read more: Cary Preacher and Human Rights Nonprofit Leader Charged with Soliciting ProstitutionContinue Reading

These statements are unjustified and unacceptable, while also pose a serious threat to human rights defenders and social leaders who have historically … Read more: COLOMBIA: PROTECT CISCA FROM ATTACKS – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Geneva, October 7, 2025. The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has unanimously adopted a resolution presented by Qatar to protect the … Read more: Human Rights Council Adopts Qatar-led Resolution on Protecting Women and Children in ConflictContinue Reading

The South African Human Rights Commission calls on everyone to respect the rule of law and to desist from unlawful conduct. The SAHRC reaffirms its … Read more: Media Statement: SAHRC institute legal proceedings against the unlawful denial of non …Continue Reading

The hearing at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal comes after the popular rock station radio show was put on hiatus in May 2022. At the time, Corus … Read more: Former 'Derringer in the Morning' co-host takes Q107 parent company to human rights tribunal – CBCContinue Reading

With support from OSJI, Myanmar victims and civil society organizations have taken the first step towards suing Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor … Read more: Telenor Faces Legal Action Over Human Rights Abuses in MyanmarContinue Reading

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), and the Sudanese Human Rights (…) Read more: Historic first International Criminal Court conviction for Darfur atrocitiesContinue Reading