Amnesty International on Saturday decried an Italian government order, claiming its elevated sanctions against activists, prisoners and migrants constitute a potential grant of arbitrary law enforcement power. The new measures, called “draconian” by the organization, create new offenses for prisoners and migrants at detention centers for not cooperating with or passively resisting police orders. According [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged El Salvador on Friday to repeal its newly enacted “foreign agents” law, calling it a direct threat to press freedom and civil society. The law, approved on May 20 by the Legislative Assembly dominated by President Nayib Bukele’s party, requires organizations and individuals receiving international funding to register [...]

While Colombia has made notable progress in protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender-diverse (LGBT) individuals, the country must urgently address widespread discrimination and violence still faced by these communities, a UN human rights expert has warned Friday. The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation [...]

Victims of state violence in Argentina’s Jujuy province deserve justice two years later, Amnesty International said in a report Friday. In 2023 the province of Jujuy underwent a constitutional reform initiated by Governor Gerardo Morales, which resulted in protests. Those protesting included teachers’ unions, Indigenous communities, leftist parties, and the dissenting wing of the Jujuy [...]

The United Nations called for global action to reduce climate change’s impact on water-related ecosystems in an international preservation conference on Friday. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed attended the International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, held in Tajikistan. While delivering opening remarks, she highlighted the reliance that the community has on glaciers as a vital source [...]

The US Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that New York state has violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American school mascots while permitting mascots derived from other ethnic groups. This comes after the DOE launched an investigation into the state’s mascot controversy last month. The investigation was launched after The Native American [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) voiced alarm on Friday over the conviction of Kyrgyz whistleblower Zhoomart Karabaev, calling it a troubling example of how Kyrgyzstan’s justice system punishes those who dare to expose corruption. His case, they warn, reflects a broader pattern of retaliatory prosecutions targeting government critics. Judge Nurdin Ibraimov of the Pervomaysky District Court [...]

Escalating violence in Indonesia’s West Papua region is threatening the security of the largely Indigenous population amid intensified clashes between Indonesian security forces and separatist rebels, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Thursday. Military operations in the densely forested Central Highlands have resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of civilians due to drone strikes [...]

Iran has reportedly executed at least 500 people so far this year, averaging three executions per day, reported Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) on Thursday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Iranian authorities to stop the execution spree, with at least 113 executions reported in May alone. This series of executions reflects the Iranian government’s repression of [...]

Amnesty International stated on Thursday that Nigerian authorities failed to protect their population from violent attacks carried out amid the ongoing armed conflict. The organization emphasized that the Nigerian government’s ineffective response to these attacks has resulted in a rising death toll and worsened the humanitarian crisis. Amnesty International noted that over 10,000 civilians have [...]