Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill introducing additional criminal offenses and imposing adult sentences on youth offenders. UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Albert K. Barume, voiced concerns regarding the [...]
A report from the Senate of France released on Monday alleged that the French cabinet covered up the use of illegal treatment methods for mineral water by Nestlé, misleading the public. EU law imposes strict limits on the treatment methods that can be used for products that are marketed as mineral water. The Senate report [...]
Lithuania filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, seeking damages in relation to the alleged large-scale smuggling of irregular migrants into Lithuania by the Lukashenko regime. The case revolves around alleged breaches by Belarus of its obligations under the UN Protocol against the smuggling of Migrants by Land, [...]
The UN expressed criticism on Monday of the Maldives Parliament’s dismissal of two judges from the country’s Supreme Court. The UN Human Rights Office claimed that the government’s recent anti-corruption investigations targeted at Supreme Court judges threaten the independence of the judiciary. The UN cited the timing of the investigations that led to the dismissal [...]
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office on Monday categorized Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organization. The Prosecutor General’s Office released a statement claiming that Amnesty International Limited is central to global “Russophobic” projects. Russia also maintains that this international non-governmental organization is funded by “accomplices” of the Ukrainian government. Russian officials allege that Amnesty International acts [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Pakistani authorities on Friday to restore domestic access to the YouTube channel of the exiled investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani, following the journalist’s recent criticism of the Pakistani army. CJP’s Asia program coordinator Beh Lih Yi stated that “the brutal intimidation of journalists and their families must stop, and [...]
Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the region. Identified impacts included the destruction of protection routes and an increased strain on Costa Rica’s overburdened asylum system. [...]
A Kenyan human rights lawyer was expelled from Tanzania on Sunday following her attempt to attend the trial of an opposition figure facing treason charges. Martha Karua—a lawyer, former minister of justice, and former presidential candidate in Kenya—was initially detained before being deported from the airport in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city. While detained, Karua [...]
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to charges alleging she interfered with federal immigration enforcement by assisting a noncitizen avoiding arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Judge Dugan is facing two federal charges, the first being concealing an individual to prevent arrest, and the second obstruction [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced on Friday that former Chadian prime minister and opposition leader Succès Masra was arrested at his residence in the capital N’Djamena, urging authorities to immediately release him unless they can substantiate the charges against him. HRW’s Central Africa director Lewis Mudge stated: “The Chadian government should be seeking ways to [...]
