What's new

Search results

  1. Dadparvar

    Jurist EU report exposes lack of transparency crisis in Nigeria 2023 general elections

    A EU Election Observation Mission report released on Tuesday claims that Nigeria’s 2023 general elections were not transparent and democratic. According to the report, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), destroyed public trust in the electoral process both during the...
  2. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN human rights office details widespread detention, torture, and killing of civilians by Russian armed forces

    The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on Tuesday released a report which details the arbitrary detention, torture, and occasional killing of civilians by Russian armed forces in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The report describes the Russian Federation’s widespread...
  3. Dadparvar

    Jurist Escalating Sudan conflict sparks urgent displacement concerns, warns UN refugee agency

    The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) said Tuesday that the estimated number of people fleeing from the ongoing conflict in Sudan is expected to surpass one million sooner than previously projected. UNHCR Assistant Commissioner for Operations Rouf Mazou expressed concerns over the fact that...
  4. Dadparvar

    Jurist ICC panel gives go-ahead to resume Venezuela human rights investigation

    A three-member International Criminal Court (ICC) panel authorized the ICC prosecutor’s office to continue its crimes against humanity investigation in Venezuela on Tuesday over Venezuela’s objections. Judges Péter Kovács, Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou, and María del Socorro Flores Lier...
  5. Dadparvar

    Jurist Sierra Leone Electoral Commission declares incumbent president winner of contested election

    The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) released national election results Tuesday, which showed incumbent President Julius Maada Bio won over 56 percent of the national vote. Chairman of the ECSL Mohamed Konneh announced the results to a room of people, including Bio and his supporters...
  6. Dadparvar

    Jurist India government orders Manipur to restore peace amidst ongoing ethnic violence

    The Indian federal government ordered the Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh to restore peace amidst ongoing ethnic violence which has continued for close to 50 days, despite a heavy security presence in the state. Singh said that Union Home Minister of India “Amit Shah Ji advised us to...
  7. Dadparvar

    Jurist Serbia court orders release of 3 Kosovo police officers

    A Serbian court near the Kosovo border ordered the release of three Kosovo police officers who were detained earlier this month. Prosecutors in the Serbian city of Kraljevo, just over one hundred kilometers north of the Kosovo border, indicted the officers for trafficking explosive weapons into...
  8. Dadparvar

    Jurist Mexico authorities arrest former head of anti-kidnapping unit in 2014 missing student case

    Mexican authorities arrested the former head of Mexico’s anti-kidnapping unit, Gualberto Ramírez Gutiérrez, on Sunday in connection to the 2014 Ayotzinapa case in which 43 students went missing. This is the first high-level arrest made by Mexico since the incident occurred. On Tuesday, a court...
  9. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN: deaths by IEDs and drug trafficking has skyrocketed in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

    The UN released two reports Tuesday, citing increases in deaths by improvised explosive devices (IED) and rising rates of drug trafficking in Afghanistan. The first report, released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), shows a steep increase in deaths by IEDs in Afghanistan...
  10. Dadparvar

    Jurist Nigeria stoning over blasphemy accusations prompts religious freedom concerns

    A man was stoned to death Monday in northwest Nigeria after being accused of blasphemy, raising concerns about escalating threats to religious freedom in the region. Local authorities confirmed the incident with a statement on Sunday, saying: The police say they have opened an investigation...
Top