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The Nicaraguan Human Rights Collective “Nunca Más” reported on Tuesday that at least 229 individuals detained in the country for political reasons have endured various forms of torture and other acts that could be classified as “crimes against humanity” over the past seven years. The report highlights allegations of physical and psychological torture, arbitrary detention, [...]

A coalition of human rights organizations urged the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday to intervene for the urgent medical release of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. The Free Narges Coalition, alongside over 40 other human rights organizations, petitioned the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in a joint letter to pressure Iranian [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a report on Thursday that the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta routinely violates the constitutional rights of individuals in its custody. The DOJ’s report revealed the findings of a civil rights investigation launched in July 2023, uncovering pervasive abuses at the facility that included failures to protect [...]

Gershon Baskin, a prominent Israeli peace negotiator who is currently conducting back-channel negotiations between Hamas and Israel to bring an end to the current offensive in Gaza, spoke to JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas about the complex obstacles preventing a ceasefire amid the conflict’s expansion into Lebanon and Iran, his unique [...]

Iran executed dual Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd on Monday. German Foreign Minister Annalaena Barbock stated: “I condemn the murder of Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian regime in the strongest possible terms. Jamshid Sharmahd was abducted to Iran from Dubai, held for years without a fair trial, and has now been killed.” Sharmahd was first arrested [...]

The Constitutional Court (AYM) of Türkiye ruled on Monday that the 11-day solitary confinement sentence given to Nihat Ekmez, a prisoner at Izmir No. 2 T Type Closed Penal Institution, for making a victory sign during a monthly open visitation was disproportionate and violated his freedom of expression. The visitation records indicate that other visitors [...]

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainee Affairs, a Palestinian prisoner rights organization, and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club reported in statements on Monday that Israeli prison staff had brutally assaulted Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian political leader and member of the Central Committee of Fatah. During a visit to Megiddo prison, Marwan Barghouti’s lawyer learned of the [...]

Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig said in an interview on Monday that he suffered psychological torture during his detention by Chinese authorities. Kovrig and Canadian businessman, Michael Spavor, were arrested in December 2018, shortly after the arrest and detention of Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, at a Vancouver airport by Canadian officials became public. In 2020, The [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on world leaders to help secure the release of imprisoned Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti ahead of the 10-year anniversary of his conviction. The rights group highlighted the need for international governments to elevate diplomatic efforts to secure Tohti’s immediate and unconditional release. Secretary General of Amnesty International Agnes Callamard stated: [...]

Over 26 human rights organizations, including the Kurdistan Human Rights Network and Center for Human Rights in Iran, issued a joint statement on Tuesday calling for the immediate revocation of the death sentence imposed on Kurdish women’s rights activist Pakhshan Azizi. This sentence, handed down by the Iranian judiciary, has sparked international outrage, with the [...]