European Court of Human Rights rules ‘Arctic 30’ were arbitrarily detained A Victory for Greenpeace and Climate Activism The European Court of Human Rights has issued its ruling in the case of the “Arctic 30” v Russia, finding that Russian authorities arbitrarily detained the 28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance […]
Month: June 2023
Neglected Elders: South Africa’s Crisis in Providing Basic Care and Support
South Africa: Older People Lack Basic Care, Support Put Law Into Practice So All Can Live With Dignity The Crisis of Elderly Care in South Africa A recent report released by Human Rights Watch has highlighted the dire situation faced by hundreds of thousands of older people in South Africa […]
Turkey’s Pride Marches Met with Mass Detentions: A Blow to LGBTQ+ Rights and Freedom of Expression
Turkey: Mass Detentions at Pride Marches Conflict With Court Decisions on Right to Free Assembly June 27, 2023 1:00AM EDT ISTANBUL — Human rights organizations are condemning the violent intervention and mass detentions by Istanbul police at the Istanbul Pride March on June 25, 2023. Despite a ban on all […]
Algeria’s Crackdown: Detaining Dissidents and Silencing Voices of Protest
Algeria: Activists Detained in Apparent Retribution June 27, 2023 Introduction In a troubling development, Algerian authorities have been holding at least four people for over four months, including a journalist, on the accusation of facilitating the escape of activist Amira Bouraoui from the country. Bouraoui, a gynecologist and political activist, […]
The Urgent Need for International Support in Establishing an Institution for Syria’s Missing and Disappeared
Establishment of an Independent Institution to Address Missing and Disappeared Persons in Syria Votes at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is set to vote on June 29th on the establishment of an independent, international institution dedicated to clarifying the fate and whereabouts of […]
Silencing the Truth: The Escalating Attacks on Media and Free Expression in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Attacks on Media, Free Expression Reject Bills for Censorship, Repression of LGBT Rights Introduction In a concerning turn of events, Kyrgyzstan‘s parliament is currently discussing two draft laws that have the potential to severely restrict freedom of speech and media in the country. These draft laws, along with another […]
“Closing Guantánamo: Addressing Detainee Rights and Seeking Justice”
Report Reveals Urgent Need to Close Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility Introduction In response to a report presented by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, has called for the immediate closure of the […]
Eswatini’s Uphill Battle: Seeking Justice for 2021 Violence
Eswatini: Still No Justice for 2021 Violence Ensure Accountability, Establish All-Inclusive National Dialogue JUNE 26, 2023 | Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, continues to grapple with a deepening crisis of governance, human rights abuses, and a lack of justice for the violence that occurred during pro-democracy protests in 2021. Human […]
Spain’s Sizzling Summers: The Need for an Effective Heatwave Response Plan
Inadequate Response to Heatwaves Puts People with Disabilities at Risk from Climate Change Introduction A recent study conducted by Human Rights Watch has highlighted the inadequate government response and subsequent hardship faced by people with disabilities during the 2022 heatwaves in Spain, focusing specifically on the region of Andalusia. The […]
Seeking Truth and Justice: Unraveling the Zongo Case, a Step Towards Closure
The Injustice of the Norbert Zongo Case: Seeking Justice and Truth The Tragic Assassination of Norbert Zongo and the Failure of Burkinabe Justice Norbert Zongo, a courageous investigative journalist in Burkina Faso, along with his two collaborators and younger brother, met a gruesome end on 13 December 1998. Their bodies […]