Amnesty International (Amnesty) welcomed the “long overdue” release of Palestinian detainee Ahmad Manasra on Thursday after he spent nine and a half years detained in an Israel prison for allegedly stabbing two Israeli settlers in 2015 despite evidence to the contrary. In the press release, Amnesty underscored the miscarriage of justice and human rights violations [...]

An international media monitoring group said on Wednesday that press freedom in Serbia is facing a “critical” situation, with an increased level of attacks and threats against journalists. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) sent a delegation comprising representatives from multiple international organizations to Belgrade to meet with people working for the press as well [...]

The European Union’s border protection agency announced on Tuesday that it is investigating possible human rights violations by Greece related to undocumented migrants, according to a report by the Associated Press. The agency, Frontex, is investigating incidents in Greece that took place in 2024, though it has not yet disclosed which incidents in particular are [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the candidates in Honduras’ presidential election to commit to human rights  ahead of the general election scheduled for November 30. The organization emphasized that the upcoming election presents an opportunity to improve human rights policies in Honduras and to address the country’s human rights shortfalls. Amnesty International highlighted Honduras’ [...]

Amnesty International and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights on Tuesday called on Egyptian authorities to urgently halt the arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and deportations against the Ahmadi minority community. Amnesty International researcher Mahmoud Shalaby stated: “The Egyptian authorities have legal obligations to respect and protect the right to freedom of religion of everyone in [...]

More than 30 human rights organizations signed an open letter on Wednesday calling for the immediate release of activist Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has been detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since January. This letter is addressed to leaders in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU), urging them to use all [...]

UN experts on Wednesday urged Switzerland and other European Member States to increase their efforts in meeting their international commitments on mitigating climate change, a year since the landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The group of experts recommended that Switzerland and other European states refer to the guidance on intersectionality [...]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) acting commissioner Melanie Krause resigned on Tuesday over a new Trump administration agreement that allows the IRS to send immigrants’ tax information to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Monday, the Department of Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly issued a Memorandum of Understanding “for [...]

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar is worsening following the two earthquakes that struck the country on March 28. The UN emphasized the need for international cooperation to help restore livelihoods and prevent similar events from having such devastating impacts in the future. Titon Mitra, the UN Development Programme [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday exercised its discretionary powers to implement ten pending bills in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, marking a significant intervention in a prolonged constitutional deadlock between the state government and Governor RN Ravi, who was appointed by New Delhi. During hearings, the Supreme Court criticized the governor’s lack [...]