A Thailand court on Tuesday held Akara Resources PLC, operator of the Chatree Gold Mine in northern Thailand, liable for environmental damage and adverse health impacts suffered by surrounding communities, in what stands as the nation’s first environmental class action suit. The case was brought by more than 300 villagers from Phichit and Phetchabun provinces, who [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Bahrain authorities have arrested dozens of individuals for participating in peaceful protests amid the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran. The organization underscored the suppression of dissent through modes of arbitrary detention, denial of due process of law, and the potential imposition of the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Pakistan authorities on Thursday to quash the conviction of Junaid Hafeez, who was sentenced to death in 2019 under the country’s blasphemy provisions after being arrested in March 2013. The rights group described his prolonged detention and years in solitary confinement as “emblematic of the unjust and abusive nature” of [...]

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed into law an amnesty measure that interim authorities say is intended to ease political tensions and accelerate the release of political prisoners. The law, titled the Amnesty Bill for Democratic Coexistence, authorizes a “general and full” amnesty for people prosecuted or convicted for political or related offences. [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to protect civilians and comply with the international human rights law following renewed fighting in northeast Syria. The group warned that civilians have borne the brunt of the escalation and discouraged both sides from obstructing humanitarian assistance [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday called on Kazakhstan to immediately drop criminal charges against 19 activists affiliated with the local Atajurt human rights movement who face up to 10 years in prison for participating in a peaceful protest near the nation’s border with China. Marie Struthers, Eastern Europe and Central Asia director at Amnesty International, condemned [...]

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated on Sunday in Port Sudan that Sudanese civilians experience “horror and hell” as the country’s civil war approaches three-years, condemning use of child soldiers and diversion of resources into advanced weaponry, including drones. Commissioner Volker Türk criticized the practice of procuring weapons with humanitarian funds and further [...]

Japan on Sunday condemned North Korea’s launch of multiple ballistic missiles in a press conference, stating that the tests constitute clear violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions and pose a serious threat to public safety and regional security. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from an [...]

Italian authorities on Saturday arrested nine individuals on suspicion of raising more than €7 million for Hamas by misrepresenting the funds as humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. The arrests follow a counter-terrorism and financial crimes investigation jointly conducted by Italy’s anti-terror police and the Guardia di Finanza, launched shortly after the Hamas attacks in [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday urged Indian authorities to protect Washington Post columnist and investigative journalist Rana Ayyub and her family after she received multiple threats of violence from an unidentified caller who appeared to know her home address. “The threats of violence made against Rana Ayyub and her father from an [...]