Articles Tagged with human rights

Amnesty International on Thursday called for the release of Angolan activist Serrote Oliviera, who the rights group said has been arbitrarily detained by local authorities. Oliviera, also known as “General Nila,” is the leader of the National Union for Total Revolution of Angola and has been in detention for over 250 days. According to Amnesty [...]

US District Judge James Boasberg denied a government motion to reconsider his March 11 order that quashed prosecution subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Judge Boasberg found that the motion by the Department of Justice (DOJ) did not contain any new evidence or identify any material error in his previous order. He [...]

The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) requested Thursday that the United Nations secretary-general refer the crisis of enforced disappearances in Mexico to the General Assembly for consideration of response measures. The CED announced that since it began monitoring the situation in 2012 it had received “well-founded indications that enforced disappearances in Mexico have been [...]

Cuba announced that it will release 2,010 prisoners as part of a pardon approved under Article 90(II) of the country’s Constitution. The government described the release as a humanitarian gesture undertaken for with Holy Week. The government stated that the decision followed a formal review process. The review considered the nature of the offenses, behavior [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday finding that Burkina Faso’s military forces have killed around 1,800 civilians and forcibly displaced others since 2023. The report documents widespread abuses by all sides to the conflict, warning that the scale and systematic nature of the violence may amount to war crimes and crimes against [...]

Responding to a “catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis,” a group of 16 UN experts on Thursday urged the immediate protection of civilians and the facilitation of humanitarian access in South Sudan. The experts warned that “South Sudan stands at a critical juncture” and that “ll parties must immediately cease hostilities and engage in meaningful [...]

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Barbara v. Trump, a case that could potentially redefine the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. The case involves a policy promulgated by an executive order from President Donald Trump. The policy was intended to restrict the citizenship of children who are US-born but [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized Haiti’s government for failing to protect its citizens following a deadly gang attack that took place in the town of Petite-Rivière. “This crime once again highlights the human cost of the authorities’ inability to protect the population, with human rights at the centre,” Astrid Valencia, Amnesty’s deputy director for research [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Hungarian authorities on Wednesday to immediately drop all espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi. Panyi is an investigative journalist covering Hungarian national security, foreign policy, and Russian and Chinese influence. He recently reported on alleged ties between Hungarian political actors and Russia. The investigation sparked accusations from Hungarian [...]

Casinos in Cambodia operate free from state intervention despite being linked to human rights abuses, warned Amnesty International on Thursday. The human rights organization said at least a dozen casinos are connected directly to scamming compounds, where torture, forced labor, child labor and human trafficking have occurred. Amnesty’s regional co-director Montse Ferrer called out the [...]