Turkey: Lawyers Arrested in Terror Probe
Click to expand Image Defense lawyers, arrested in dawn raids on September 11 because they represent persons accused on terrorism charges, are handcuffed as they wait with police in the corridor of...
View ArticleUN: On 75th Anniversary, Recommit to Human Rights
Click to expand Image U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. © AP Photo/Jeenah Moon U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. © AP Photo/Jeenah Moon United Nations member countries should use...
View ArticleAustralia to Appear Before UN Rights Council in January
Click to expand Image Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly Friday, September 28, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters. ©...
View ArticleVenezuela: UN Inquiry Finds Crimes Against Humanity
Click to expand Image Members the National Police Action Force, or FAES, an elite commando unit created for anti-gang operations, patrol the Antimano neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday,...
View ArticleEU: Use Budget to Uphold Democracy
Click to expand Image European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015. © 2015 Reuters (Brussels) – The European Union should urgently equip...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Widespread Xenophobic Violence
Click to expand Image A resident of Johannesburg’s Katlehong township runs while smoke arises from the shackles on September 5, 2019 as South Africa’s financial capital is hit by a new wave of...
View ArticleMozambique: Alleged Soldiers Execute Woman
Click to expand Image Mozambican army soldiers patrol the streets of Mocimboa da Praia in March 2018. © 2018 Adrien Barbier/AFP/Getty Images (Maputo) – Mozambican authorities should promptly and...
View ArticleLiberia’s President Should Showcase Justice on International Stage
Click to expand Image Liberia's President George Manneh Weah addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Richard Drew One year ago, Liberian...
View ArticleLebanon: New Safeguards for Migrant Domestic Workers
Click to expand Image Protestors holding banners calling for the abolishment of Lebanon's controversial kafala sponsorship system. © 2019 Adib Chowdhury / SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Images (Beirut) –...
View ArticleAfghan Women Win Fight for Their Own Identity
Click to expand Image Delegates attend the last day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 3, 2019. © 2020 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul Afghanistan’s president has signed a new law...
View ArticleMourning the Death of Feminist Icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Click to expand Image US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen during a public appearance hosted by the Museum of the City of New York at the New York Academy of Medicine in New...
View ArticleInternational Scrutiny Increases for Belarus
Click to expand Image Protesters objecting to the flawed August presidential election and the government's brutality, in march along the Independence Prospect during the "March of Unity" rally in...
View ArticleMigrant Workers Stranded in Russia Flocking to Border
Click to expand Image More than 4,000 Uzbek nationals live in a temporary camp in Kinel district, Samara region, Russia, intended for 900 people, waiting for a train to take them back to Uzbekistan,...
View ArticleLebanon Police Force Directs Blame for Abuse Against Protesters
Click to expand Image A policeman strikes a protester during anti-government demonstrations on August 8, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. © 2020 Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images The Lebanese Internal Security...
View ArticlePolice Abuse Continues in Belarus
Click to expand Image Police officers detain Nina Bahinskaya, 73, during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, September 19, 2020. © 2020 AP...
View ArticleMorocco: Espionage Case Against Outspoken Journalist
Click to expand Image Journalist and activist Omar Radi waits outside the court in Casablanca, Morocco, March 12, 2020. © 2020 REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (Washington, DC) – Moroccan authorities have...
View ArticleCameroon: Heightened Crackdown on Opposition
Click to expand Image Hundreds of supporters raise their arms and wave the national flag while waiting to greet Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto in Yaoundé on October 5, 2019, the day of...
View ArticleKosovo Lead Poisoning Victims Still Awaiting Justice
Click to expand Image Roma children play in the Cesmin Lug refugee camp in Mitrovica city, northern Kosovo. Cesmin Lug is one of several camps that the UN established in what was known to be a heavily...
View ArticleSudanese Artists Imprisoned for Pro-Democracy Chants
Click to expand Image A mural reading, "The Revolution will go on" is seen on a wall in Khartoum, Sudan, June 18, 2019. © 2019 Umit Bektas/Reuters On September 18, a court in Khartoum sentenced five...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Should Defend Asylum Seekers' Rights
Click to expand Image The Greek Coast Guard has been accused of using rescue equipment - namely inflatable, motorless life rafts - to leave asylum seekers and migrants adrift in open water close to...
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