Human Rights Watch called on the government of Mali on Tuesday to “credibly and independently” investigate the apparent extrajudicial executions of 22 men who were detained by the army in the town of Diafarabé. Senior Sahel researcher at Human Rights Watch Ilaria Allegrozzi said: “The killing of at least 22 men in military custody puts [...]

Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill introducing additional criminal offenses and imposing adult sentences on youth offenders. UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Albert K. Barume, voiced concerns regarding the [...]

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called upon Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday to release all people arbitrarily detained since the 2024 presidential elections. In a statement published by the OHCHR, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Venezuelan authorities “to release immediately all those arbitrarily detained, and to [...]

Amnesty International on Monday highlighted the urgent need for justice for victims of the rebel armed group Revolution and Justice in the Central African Republic following the arrest of its former leader, Armel Sayo. Armel Sayo was reportedly detained in Cameroon in January and is being held at a military facility in the Central African [...]

Amnesty International urged Mexico and Jamaica to “protect their migrant workers from discrimination and labor exploitation” on Monday, following a review by the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. In an oral statement, the rights organization called on Mexico and Jamaica to “renegotiate their [...]

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has ordered a recall of parliament on April 8, to debate a motion of no confidence. The court decided on Monday that parliament’s rejection of an earlier motion of no-confidence against the prime minister was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that the parliamentary Private Business Committee’s decision to [...]

Amnesty International called upon Hungary on Monday to arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court ahead of his reported visit to the country. According to an announcement from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, he will be visiting Hungary, on invitation from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, from Wednesday to Sunday. [...]

The Saharawi Youth Union, advocating for the independence of Western Sahara, together with the International Service for Human Rights, urged the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to “take action” and uphold its obligations in ensuring the protection of Saharawi peoples’ human rights and access to human rights mechanisms. The Saharawi Youth Union (UJSARIO) addressed [...]

In a letter addressed to Nepal Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel, rights groups on Sunday urged Nepal to protect the rights of children by accounting for an expansion of the child grant program in the forthcoming budget. The groups represented a coalition of 24 Nepali and international rights organizations that included the Human Rights Watch [...]

Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The report documents human rights abuses Nigerien authorities have committed since the military coup in July 2023. It details the widespread use of arbitrary detention, press censorship, [...]