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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned Philippine authorities for refusing to allow its representatives and other press freedom groups to visit jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a collaborative effort to advocate for her swift release after more than five years...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized a recent decline in the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in Türkiye on Monday. HRW expressed concerns that the effectiveness of Türkiye’s Constitutional Court (TCC) could deprive human rights defenders and dissenters of domestic remedies for...
Former French Prime Minister François Fillon received a suspended sentence of four years in prison on Tuesday for the embezzlement of public funds, according to local media. The appeals court further ordered him to pay a fine of 375,000 euros and ruled him ineligible to run for public office for...
Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on peaceful dissent and opposition voices, targeting marginalized communities and activists under vague legal provisions, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.
Titled “We were only asking for our rights and dignity,” the...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned Israeli authorities on Monday after it struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) headquarters during the fourth day of fire exchanged between Israel and Iran.
CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah expressed deep concern over Israel’s...
For the 59th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK released on Tuesday a joint statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem (OPTs). The statement condemned human suffering in Gaza and...
A German regional court sentenced a former Syrian doctor to life in prison Monday for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and murder.
The Syrian national, Alaa M., had been actively involved in the Assad regime’s crackdown on opposition members. According to the judgment, he tortured and...
Amnesty International called on world leaders Monday to adopt a comprehensive plan for transitioning away from fossil fuels and to take urgent measures to address climate change and its devastating impacts on human rights ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference COP 30.
Amnesty...
The SANAD Organization for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to end the mistreatment medical neglect of older prisoners following Saudi authorities’ refusal to permit a UN expert access to older prisoners during an April visit.
Samer Alshumrani, the operations...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Hungary’s government on Monday for choosing to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month in reaction to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials for their roles in alleged...
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