Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed deep concern on Monday over the continued detention of Taiwanese publisher Li Yanhe in China since 2023, citing violations of freedom of expression, access to information, and the right to a fair trial. For nearly two years, no official information was released about his case until Chinese authorities revealed in [...]
Amnesty International expressed concern Tuesday about the lack of political will in South Sudan to address ongoing violations of international human rights law amid escalating violence from both internal and cross-border actors. Reports indicate mounting attacks on civilians, political repression, and the increasing risk of a wider war. In February, heavy fighting erupted in Upper [...]
Hundreds of citizens gathered outside the Krome Detention Center in Miami on Saturday to protest overcrowding and reports of detainees lacking necessities. Protesters voiced opposition to President Trump’s aggressive deportation strategy and called out US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for its role in the crisis. Outrage intensified after reports revealed severe mistreatment of detainees [...]
Peru’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) on Tuesday issued deadlines for high-ranking officials to resign in order to run for office in the 2026 General Elections. JNE issued a series of resolutions to address potential challenges that may arise due to a surplus of General Election candidates. JNE stated in its resolutions that approximately 10,000 [...]
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders requested Monday the urgent intervention of Chinese authorities regarding the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan. Zhang Zhan is accused of “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble.” Currently, there is no information about Zhang Zhan’s situation at the Pudong Detention Center in Shanghai [...]
Peru’s public prosecutor announced Monday that its Extinction of Domain prosecutor in Ayacucho is the office with the highest number of rulings uner the country’s controversial asset forfeiture law. Between 2019 and 2024, the prosecutor’s office in Ayacucho issued a total of 255 rulings, confiscating a total of 3,943,235 soles ($1,074,427) in assets and cash [...]
Amnesty International called on Wednesday for an international investigation into Israeli military attacks on healthcare facilities during the Lebanon war, and labeled them as war crimes. Amnesty International’s own investigation focused on four Israeli attacks in Beirut between October 3 and 9, 2024, which killed 19 healthcare workers, wounded 11 more, and destroyed multiple ambulances [...]
Drug cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero pleaded not guilty in a Brooklyn court on Friday to charges related to his involvement in the 40-year-old killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Caro Quintero was brought to federal court along with 28 other accused cartel members. He is facing charges for crimes committed as the [...]
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened Monday to take Google to court if its map feature continues to show US-based users the label “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico.” President Donald Trump’s first day in office concluded with an executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” Trump decreed on [...]
Amnesty International condemned the Russian government on Sunday for its failure to answer questions about opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s death on the first anniversary of the anti-corruption activist’s demise. On February 16, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) reported that Nalvany lost consciousness in the yard of the penal colony where authorities had transferred [...]