Articles Tagged with Africa

On Monday, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release journalist Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran national and Spanish-language reporter arrested last month. The statement follows a federal immigration judge’s ruling on July 1 granting Guevara $7,500 bail and ordering his release from ICE custody. Guevara remains [...]

In court documents filed on Monday, El Salvador officials stated that the US maintains exclusive control over deportees imprisoned at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, directly contradicting claims by US President Donald Trump’s administration that the US has no authority to return unlawfully deported individuals. This suggests that the Trump administration openly [...]

Peru’s Congress is actively eroding the independence and capacity of the judiciary to fight organized crime, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report, “Congress in Cahoots: How Peru’s Legislature Is Allowing Organized Crime to Thrive,” revealed how the Peruvian Congress is actively undermining the country’s ability to combat organized [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing federal agencies to eliminate subsidies for wind and solar energy projects. The presidential order, titled “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources,” coincides with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which recently passed in the House and the Senate. Within 45 [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders Tuesday for their alleged role in the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. The warrant accused Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of implementing extensive legal restrictions on women and girls that violate women and girls’ “rights [...]

Human Rights Watch said in its submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Monday that UN member states should use the upcoming review of Vietnam’s record on civil and political rights to pressure the country’s government to end its crackdown on dissenting speech and other fundamental human rights. In its submission, Human Rights [...]

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concerns on Tuesday regarding the violence and death toll during popular protests that took place in Kenya on July 7. The office urged Kenyan authorities to investigate the violent incidents that resulted in fatalities among civilians, and called for adherence to international [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday called on German authorities to protect the Egyptian journalist Basma Mostafa against alleged surveillance, intimidation and harassment in Germany by the Egyptian authorities. Anja Osterhaus, the executive director of RSF’s German section, stated that it is “scandalous” that Basma Mostafa is subjected to political targeting by the Egyptian authorities [...]

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 United Nations voted to renew the mandate of the independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on Monday. The UN Human Rights Council adopted the resolution with 29 votes in favor, 15 votes against, and 3 abstentions in its 59th session. The renewal of the [...]