## UN child rights committee to examine Jordan‘s record on children‘s rights On Feb 27, 2018, the United Nations child rights committee began examining Jordan‘s track record on childrens’ rights for the first time since a decade. The committee’s experts will discuss on various issues ranging from barriers to basic […]
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“Torture Trial in US Exposes Legal Gray Areas and the Need for Reform”
A Private US Citizen Accused of Torture in Iraq The trial of a private United States citizen, Ross Roggio, accused of torture as part of an alleged unlawful firearms manufacturing scheme in Iraq opened in the state of Pennsylvania. As per the prosecutors, Roggio, 53, abducted and tortured a potential […]
Bhutan’s Imprisoned Democracy Activists Deserve A Royal Pardon: Calls for King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to Free Political Prisoners
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan is scheduled to attend the coronation of King Charles III in London on May 6, 2023. As the king of Bhutan, he should use his authority to release the political prisoners who have been detained and held in poor conditions for decades following […]
Investigating the Ties between Burkina Faso’s Military and the Brutal Killing of 156 Innocent Civilians
Burkina Faso authorities are being urged to ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of at least 156 civilians by alleged military forces on April 20, 2023, according to Human Rights Watch. The victims were composed of 83 men, 28 women, and 45 children, and were killed […]
Democratic Republic of Congo’s ‘State of Siege’ must be lifted by authorities immediately.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]