Amnesty International has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to immediately lift the state of siege that has been in force in the provinces of Nord-Kivu and Ituri for two years. Amnesty International believes that the siege, which is similar to a state of emergency, violates the […]
Day: May 10, 2023
Ethnic Targeting in DR Congo’s Elections Raises Concerns of Violence and Disenfranchisement
## Discrimination against Banyamulenge in Congo’s electoral process The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) electoral commission recently updated voter lists ahead of the country’s general elections in December 2023. However, the registration process was marred by violence and discrimination against Banyamulenge – Congolese Tutsis from South Kivu province – due […]
The Emerging Threats to Democracy: Turkey’s Internet Censorship and the Upcoming Election
Turkey gears up for a high-stakes parliamentary and presidential election on May 14, 2022. However, two international human rights organizations, ARTICLE 19 and Human Rights Watch, have expressed concern over the government’s efforts to tighten control over the digital ecosystem in the lead-up to the election. These efforts could undermine […]
Amnesty International: Overlapping Crises Leave Hundreds of Millions in Need of Universal Social Protection.
Amnesty International, the globally recognized human rights organization, has released a briefing urging states to provide social security coverage for all individuals worldwide. The report titled “Rising Prices, Growing Protests: The Case for Universal Social Protection” presents the alarming statistics of 55% of the world’s population without even the most […]
The Dangerous Threat of Censorship in US Schools: A Violation of Basic Human Rights
The recent efforts by US states to ban school curricula offering historically accurate accounts of racism in the United States have been condemned as attacks on fundamental human rights. Human Rights Watch, together with Black-led US civil rights organizations and scores of other organizations and individuals, has endorsed the Freedom […]
Civil and Human Rights Leaders Visit US-Mexico Border to Assess Migrant Conditions and Advocate for Change
# Haitian Bridge Alliance Leads Delegation to US-Mexico Border to Monitor New Border Policies **Introduction** A delegation of senior leadership from 11 organizations, all rights activists, have announced that they will be traveling to the US-Mexico border on May 11 and 12 to observe the end of Title 42 and […]
Peru’s Official Account of Killings Disproved by Evidence
# Peru: Evidence contradicting official account of deadly protests in Juliaca On January 9, 2023, the city of Juliaca in Peru witnessed the deadliest day of repression during recent protests. According to a multimedia report by Human Rights Watch, Peru‘s security forces used disproportionate and indiscriminate force, resulting in the […]
China’s Phone Search Program: An Alarming Threat to Uyghur Rights.
China‘s Xinjiang region has again come under scrutiny as Human Rights Watch warns that police there are relying on a ‘master list’ of 50,000 multimedia files that they deem ‘violent and terrorist’ to flag Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim residents for interrogation. Human Rights Watch’s forensic investigation into the metadata […]
Egyptian Academic’s Life in Danger as He Remains Detained
Egypt Urged to Release Detained Academic for Health Reasons Egypt‘s authorities have been urged to release Salah Soltan, an Egyptian-American academic, and immediately grant him access to life-saving healthcare amid reports of torture and abuse during his detention. The call was made by 51 human rights organizations who also called […]
The Dilemma of Technology Deployment: Balancing the Use of CBP One App and the Right to Seek Asylum
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns about the mandatory use of CBP One, a mobile application that serves as the only means of asylum-seekers entering the United States to seek international protection. According to Amnesty International, this approach severely limits eligible individuals’ capacity to seek international protection and violates the […]