On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on two commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea between July 6 and July 9. HRW characterized the attacks as violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, and called for their immediate cessation. “It is critical for concerned governments [...]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published a report on Monday assessing the state of public media across 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The report warns of future threat scenarios for independent public media broadcasting as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is set to fully come into force on August 8. “Public media must [...]
Amnesty International called for Pakistan to release high-profile Baloch activists on Tuesday, condemning the arbitrary detention of the protesters. A letter to authorities called for the release of Mahrang Baloch, Bebarg Zehri, Beebow Maloch, Shah Jee Sibghat Ullah, Ghaffar Qambarani and Gulzadi Baloch, who Amnesty International says have been targeted as part of a larger [...]
Amnesty International’s director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, called on parties to Sudan’s armed conflict to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the most vulnerable populations as the rainy season threatens to exacerbate disease and hunger. In Sudan, more than 11 million people have fled their homes due to armed conflict between the Rapid Support [...]
On Wednesday, Amnesty International urged Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, to ensure the publication of all the findings of a fact-finding committee’s investigation into the targeted killings of members of Syria’s Alawite minority. Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Kirstine Beckerle, said: “Survivors and the families of victims have [...]
Amnesty International on Monday condemned a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, expressing particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the difficulty of foreign nationals in accessing a fair trial. “Saudi Arabia’s relentless and ruthless use of the death penalty after grossly unfair trials not only demonstrates [...]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced on Tuesday that the recent killing of Palestinians trying to receive food from aid hubs may constitute a war crime, warning of a policy of “weaponized hunger” in the Gaza Strip. Jonathan Whittall, the head of the United Nations Office for the [...]
The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and Special Rapporteur on Iran on Monday jointly called for the protection of civilians and respect for international law following days of Israeli airstrikes. The statement pressed the Iranian government to take more steps to protect civilians from armed attacks. It highlighted the absence of effective warning systems and [...]
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 [...]
