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Amnesty International urged world leaders Sunday to end government support for the fossil fuel industry and accelerate an equitable transition to renewable energy ahead of the UN climate conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye.
Responding to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) warning that...
Somalia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the terms of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the federal parliament have expired, ordering political leaders to agree on an electoral framework within 30 days and hold elections within 90 days.
The five-judge panel held that constitutional changes...
The Paraguayan Senate voted Friday to remove President Santiago Peña from office for poor performance of his duties following the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank. The decision was unanimous among senators present.
The Chamber of Deputies approved the impeachment accusation Thursday with 78...
The Hong Kong High Court on Thursday sentenced pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to ten years imprisonment over charges of “conspiring with foreign forces.”
Wong has been charged under Article 29(4) of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong...
Amnesty International on Tuesday welcomed the French War Crimes Unit’s opening of a judicial investigation into a deadly Israeli strike on a civilian building in central Beirut in November 2024 is a critical step toward justice, truth, accountability, and reparation.
France launched the...
Amnesty International called on Thai authorities Wednesday to prevent the deportation of two Uyghur men to China, warning that their return could expose them to torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance. The calls come amid renewed concerns over China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims...
The Attorney General of the State in Paraguay ordered on Thursday the opening of investigations into President Santiago Peña’s role in the collapse of a major digital bank named Ueno Bank, following a complaint filed by the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP).
The Attorney General’s Office reported...
The UK Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Huda Ammori’s appeal challenging the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Ammori’s case is that Palestine Action was a conscientious protest group aiming to disrupt the supply...
ICC President Tomoko Akane addressed the UN General Assembly Monday, calling on the 193 member-nations to take “concrete actions” on sanctions imposed on the ICC by US President Donald Trump on October 9.
Nine of the 18 judges appointed to the court, including Akane, are under sanctions for...
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Malian authorities to reveal the fate and whereabouts of politician Mountaga Tall and his son, Cheick Mamadou Tall, six months after both men went missing in Mali’s capital city, Bamako.
Tall is a lawyer and the leader of the National Congress for...
Human rights organization Amnesty International on Monday published a letter calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide the medical records of Nicaraguan asylum seeker Anabell, a woman recently released from ICE custody that experienced, and was treated for, a miscarriage...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected without explanation a Trump Administration emergency request to overturn a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to order California election officials to set aside ballots from 20,000 voters who the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher stated on Friday that a temporary ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky provides vital hope for trapped civilians, even as Russian drone strikes continue to hit humanitarian vehicles and civilian infrastructure across other...
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan’s sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years in prison on terrorism-related charges stemming from a 2024 traffic barrier dispute...
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights stated Friday that states and businesses must ensure that their corporate governance standards respect human rights and that these rights are integrated at every stage of corporate activity, including decision-making and regular operations, in...
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