Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday issued a statement criticizing a recent decline in the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in Türkiye. HRW expressed concerns that the effectiveness of Türkiye’s Constitutional Court (TCC) could deprive human rights defenders and dissenters of domestic remedies for violations stemming from government repression. HRW cited the [...]

A group of 33 civil society groups, trade unions, and human rights organizations called on Tuesday for the creation of a new treaty that would enshrine labor protections and legal standards for “gig” workers in international law. The joint statement, which was signed by organizations including Human Rights Watch and Privacy International, called for member [...]

The National Assembly of France voted 369-68 Tuesday in favor of a sweeping new law aimed to address an uptick in drug-related crime. The new law will create a specialized public prosecutor’s office designed to investigate and combat organized crime. The law overhauls a broad set of reforms intended to address organized drug trafficking. Its [...]

Cuba revoked parole and arrested prominent dissidents Jose Daniel Ferrer and Felix Navarro on Tuesday. The Supreme Popular Tribunal, Cuba’s highest court, announced in a statement that Ferrer and Navarro had violated parole conditions and therefore must return to prison. Maricela Sosa, vice president of the Supreme Popular Council, cited Article 149 of Law No. [...]