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The French police arrested 25 people on Monday, reportedly involved with coordinated attacks against several prisons, and prison officers across the country since April 13.
According to local media franceinfo, the arrests follow an investigation conducted by the National Anti-Terrorism...
Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights for the Council of Europe, Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, on Friday denounced denounced the recent demolition of Roma houses in the Zaharna Fabrika area of Bulgaria’s capital, in spite of an interim order from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that ordered...
A Palestinian agent accused Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday of killing and displacing civilians and targeting humanitarian workers in Gaza, amid mounting international legal scrutiny of Israel’s conduct.
Speaking before the court, Palestinian envoy to the Netherlands...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Ronen Bar, head of the domestic security agency, of lying to the country’s top court, following a legal battle over the prime minister’s attempts to fire him.
Netanyahu stated that Bar had not warned the country’s top leaders...
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warned Friday of “grave” consequences for Syria’s future without genuine political inclusion and urgent economic support for a successful political transition.
During a briefing to the Security Council, Pedersen highlighted one of the heaviest legacies...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday urged Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) political candidates to reaffirm their commitment to press freedom ahead of the elections following a sharp drop in the country’s security ranking on the World Press Freedom Index. Rising crime and the declaration of a...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern Friday over the deepening human rights crisis in and around El Fasher in North Darfur, calling for civilians to be allowed to leave and to be protected by both parties.
Through a press release, Türk stated that the Rapid...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned on Thursday a lawsuit filed by the Kyrgyz prosecutor’s office against the independent media outlet, Aprel TV, for alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage of government activities. CPJ said that such practices of closing media outlets is...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered Thursday the pretrial chamber to reconsider Israel’s objections to the exercise of the ICC’s jurisdiction regarding arrest warrants issued against Israeli officials.
Israel argued in the present case that the pretrial chamber prematurely “rejected...
Amnesty International condemned Thursday the Dominican Republic’s new health protocol that requires migrants to provide documentation and pay fees to access public health services. The group argued that the new protocol is discriminatory and may violate international human rights standards.
On...
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