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US federal prosecutors on Wednesday released a redacted motion arguing that former president Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution for crimes related to the 2020 election because they were committed outside of official presidential conduct. This case is a remand of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States on July [...]

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that multiple provisions of the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office Act (BKA Act) are unconstitutional because they infringe upon citizens’ privacy rights. The Society for Civil Rights e.V. (Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V. or “GFF”), a German donor-funded organization, challenged the act in court, asserting that the anti-terrorist surveillance and [...]

A coalition of human rights organizations on Wednesday called on United Nations member states to refrain from voting for Saudi Arabia in the upcoming Human Rights Council election, scheduled for October 9. The joint appeal was led by groups such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Service for Human Rights. They have cited [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns on Monday about an ordinance enacted by Niger’s military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani. The ordinance authorizes the creation of a database containing information on individuals, groups and entities suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, which HRW stated breaches the country’s obligation under the UN Convention on the Reduction of [...]

Amnesty International highlighted the failure of successive Iraqi governments to ensure justice, truth and reparation for the lethal crackdown on the 2019 Tishreen protests, in a report published on Monday. Titled “We hold them responsible for the blood of our youth,” the report reveals ongoing neglect and impunity five years after nationwide demonstrations led to [...]

The imperatives are plain. Whatever the trajectory of wars in the region, Israel has a law-based obligation to keep Iran non-nuclear. Immediately and incrementally, therefore, Jerusalem will need to ensure “escalation dominance” during periods of competitive risk-taking. This overriding responsibility concerns both Iran’s sub-state proxies (especially Shiite Hezbollah and Sunni Hamas) and Iran directly. What [...]

Amnesty International urges the international community on Monday to hold the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, accountable for violations of human rights. The group accused the DRC president of “ignoring the continuing deterioration of human rights under his own government” in his latest speech to the UN General Assembly [...]

On September 23 and 24, The Democracy Hub, a Ghanaian civil society organization led by Oliver Baker Vormawor, notified the police of their intention to undertake a demonstration pursuant to their right enshrined under article 21(1)d of the 1992 Constitution. The demonstration was intended to expose the devastating effects of illegal mining (galamsey) in the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday detailing incidents of civilian atrocities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid ongoing military confrontations involving Rwandan forces and the M23 rebel group. As these forces move closer to the town of Sake, local residents and more than half a million displaced individuals [...]

The UN Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in Sudan on Thursday expressed concern over the rise in conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan. According to the team, reports from Khartoum and Al Jazira showed that an increasing number of girls and women are abducted and subjected to rape, sexual capacity, and forced marriage. The HCT stated that [...]