The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to the country’s opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with multiple money laundering cases. Kejriwal has been in detention since March, following allegations related to a liquor policy scam. The court’s decision addressed two appeals concerning Kejriwal’s detention. Justice Surya Kant and [...]

A group of 40 rights organizations issued a joint statement Friday calling on Saudi Arabian authorities to release all those unfairly jailed for their online activities before Riyadh hosts the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from December 15 to 19. The organizations stated that the detention contradicts the IGF’s stated values, which focus on [...]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday restored amendments to the anti-graft laws, which were previously struck down in its judgment delivered on September 15, 2023. The reversal came followed an appeal by the federal government of Pakistan against the earlier judgment. The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled in favor of the appeals, overturning the prior [...]

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led Bangladesh’s interim government in signing the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on Thursday.  Yunus, who holds the position of Chief Advisor of the Government of Bangladesh, shared the Instrument of Accession for the Convention on his X (formerly Twitter) account. He stated that by signing [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to interfere in the bail order granted to the accused in the case of journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder. The court noted that the accused, Mohan Nayak, has cooperated with the authorities and added in its order: Under the circumstances, we are not inclined to interfere with the [...]

UN Special Rapporteur Ashwini K.P. on Friday called for action against systemic racism in Brazil after a 12-day fact-finding mission in the country.  Ashwini emphasized that Brazil’s marginalized racial and ethnic groups, particularly those of African origin and Indigenous tribes, are grappling with systemic racism rooted in colonialism and enslavement despite their persistent and “courageous” [...]

Amnesty International sent an open letter to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, calling for immediate action against Venezuela for its crimes under international law.  The rights organization urged the prosecutor, Karim Khan, to take immediate action regarding the escalating human rights crisis in Venezuela, where security forces and pro-government groups have been [...]

A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced four women to jail after they were convicted of buying endorsement signatures for a potential rival to President Kais Saied in the upcoming presidential elections. The Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of Jendouba sentenced three women to two years in prison and a fourth woman, who is [...]

Ugandan police forces announced on Saturday that 104 individuals have been arrested amid the ongoing anti-corruption protests in the African nation. Uganda’s Police Spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke stated, “Between July 22 and July 25, 2024, demonstrators attempted to #MarchToParliament in Kampala, leading to significant police intervention.” Rusoke confirmed that 100 of the individuals were already in [...]

Human rights organization Amnesty International called Thursday for the unconditional release of anti-corruption protestors detained by Ugandan authorities. The protestors were part of a march over the rise in corruption in the Ugandan Parliament. Tigere Chagutah of Amnesty International condemned the arrest of over a hundred young protestors in Uganda during the anti-corruption protests, calling it [...]