The Supreme Court of Kenya (SCORK) upheld its earlier decision Tuesday that the LGBTQIA+ community has the freedom to associate, which extends to the formation of associations. This case began when an application was made to the court by George Kaluma, an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, seeking the review and setting aside [...]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions Sunday on Niger’s coup leaders and called for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Bazoum. The association of West African nations also threatened to use force against the junta if the democratically elected president is not reinstated in a week’s time. This came hours after [...]
Rights groups and civil society organisations in Kenya called Sunday for the urgent reconstitution of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the full repeal of the controversial Finance Act 2023 in a bid to calm the hot political climate in the country. Their call came after widespread demonstrations last week against the incumbent [...]
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Friday urged Burkina Faso’s authorities to ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into a massacre in the northern village of Karma that occurred on April 20. This reiterated an earlier call for an investigation by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. All organizations noted that the [...]
UN Secretary General António Guterres Tuesday called for the protection of the freedom of the press by ceasing threats, detentions and attacks of journalists while performing their duties at the Commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. This call to action marks a step toward the promotion of freedom of expression which is essential in achieving [...]
Conflict between the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday raised concern over the aggravation of the already precarious humanitarian and economic situation in the country. The conflict, which arose over a political agreement entered into by the two groups in a bid to transition from military rule [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Saturday called on Thailand’s government to ensure Christian Chinese asylum seekers are not returned to China amidst persecution and threats of torture and serious harm. Thai authorities arrested the asylum seekers for visa overstays, but according to Human Rights Watch, any deportations could put the asylum seekers’ lives at risk. The [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday called on Vietnamese authorities to immediately release human rights activist Truong Van Dung. Van Dung was arrested and charged in May 2022 with “conducting propaganda against the government.” The organization further urged the government to drop all charges against Van Dung as he awaits trial and faces a sentence of [...]
Amnesty International Monday urged the UN Human Rights Council to take action on the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan. The organisation is particularly concerned about targeted executions and arbitrary arrests of critics of the Taliban’s abusive regime. Amnesty International proposed the use of a fact-finding mechanism to investigate human rights violations carried out by [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports. The ruling dismissed a claim that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAC) policy, which provides transgender student athletes with an opportunity to participate in athletic [...]
