Amnesty International on Friday urged Kyrgyzstani authorities to end the imprisonment of journalist Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy and quash all charges against her. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia director, said that authorities face “a clear and unavoidable choice: uphold their international human rights obligations or continue to defy them.” She added: The UN [...]
The Chinese Defense Ministry announced Saturday that top general Zhang Youxia is being investigated for “suspected serious discipline and law violations,” allegations commonly understood to mean corruption. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) made the decision to put him under investigation. Zhang, 75, is China’s highest ranking general who holds senior [...]
A sessions court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday sentenced human rights lawyer Iman Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, to a combined 17 years imprisonment on multiple charges related to controversial social media posts. The two were charged in accordance with the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). According to the [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, on Friday expressed grave concern about Israel’s ongoing systemic attacks against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the UN, and the Palestinian people. The remarks come following Israeli forces’ demolition of the UNRWA compound in East [...]
The Libyan Attorney General’s Office on Friday announced the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 21 bodies. A prosecutor in Benghazi charged an individual identified by the initials “MFH” with human trafficking in connection with the discovery. A joint investigation by the Internal Security Agency and Battalion 166 led to the unearthing [...]
Amnesty International on Friday called on the Cambodian government to support victims who escaped from scamming compounds. The rights group reported on 15 videos showing thousands of escape attempts and releases at 10 compounds across Cambodia in the past 36 hours. Amnesty International’s regional research director Montse Ferrer said: Footage appearing to show the mass [...]
Myanmar on Friday began its defense before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the ground-breaking genocide case brought by the Gambia, rejecting all allegations of genocide against the Muslim Rohingya minority. Myanmar’s agent Ko Ko Hlaing emphasized Myanmar’s recognition of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, but said [...]
The Islamic Resistance Movement, commonly known as Hamas, stated Sunday that it is prepared to dissolve its government entities administering the Gaza Strip and hand them over to a “technocratic” Palestinian body. Spokesperson Hazem Qassem made the announcement in a televised address, stressing that the movement’s decision to relinquish control was “clear and final.” He [...]
UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement Friday strongly condemning Russian missile and drone attacks in Ukraine following Moscow’s firing of its medium-range nuclear-capable “Oreshnik” ballistic missile. The Secretary-General’s office stated: “These attacks have resulted in significant civilian casualties and deprived millions of Ukrainians of essential services, including electricity, heating and water at a [...]
Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan submitted a letter of resignation to Governor Tony Evers on Saturday following her conviction of obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. In her letter, Dugan stated: As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings, which are far from concluded but which present immense and complex challenges [...]
