A coalition of international human rights organizations on Friday called for the immediate release of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj, marking three years since his arrest by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA). Nearly three dozen rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Mehraj’s continued detention is based on [...]

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)on Thursday released Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, a reporter whose work includes covering ICE for Nashville Noticias, after 16 days in custody on $10,000 bond. The federal government has alleged that Florez illegally overstayed a tourist visa and failed to attend two immigration appointments.  The first happened during a massive winter storm [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Bahraini authorities have arrested dozens of individuals for participating in peaceful protests amid the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran. The organization underscored the suppression of dissent through modes of arbitrary detention, denial of due process of law, and the potential imposition of the [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled by a 5-4 narrow majority on Friday that the police may approach the door of private dwellings to talk with the occupier for a lawful investigation. Writing for the five-judge majority, Justice Mahmud Jamal held that the police may use their senses of sight, hearing, or smell to further [...]

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association criticized Thursday Alberta’s new bill to limit patients’ access to medical assistance in dying (MAID). The group urges the province to withdraw the bill, claiming that the bill infringes upon the constitutional right to liberty and security. While the statement acknowledged the government’s role to protect vulnerable individuals, it highlighted [...]

Representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on Wednesday agreed to a series of coordinated steps to deescalate tensions and advance progress towards peace in the region, according to a joint statement released by the US State Department. The agreement comes amidst an ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, where fighting between [...]

Amnesty International cautioned in a report on Wednesday that there has been a “chilling effect” on the right to freedom of expression in Austria due to the authorities’ harsh response to activism by protestors and civil rights organizations “expressing solidarity” with Palestinians. The report maintains that undue restrictions on expression and “fear caused by broad [...]

Around the world, algorithms are increasingly being asked to do something once reserved for human judgment: help decide who should remain free and who should be deprived of liberty. In recent years, algorithmic risk assessment tools have grown more deeply embedded in criminal justice systems worldwide. From bail decisions to sentencing recommendations, predictive technologies promise [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Thursday for a Tanzanian government commission to investigate the crackdowns on protests surrounding the 2025 elections where security forces reportedly killed or injured both protestors and bystanders. HRW urged the established Commission of Inquiry to investigate the atrocities to “deliver justice for the victims and accountability and ensure that [...]