Articles Tagged with Igor Girkin

The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) on Monday called for an independent investigation into the alleged use of excessive force by Canadian police against a Black defense lawyer. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Bar Association issued a similar appeal last Thursday. On January 23, Sudine Riley, a lawyer who is a Black woman, [...]

Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Monday denounced the blocking of humanitarian access to opposition-held areas by the government of South Sudan, warning of harm afflicting vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women and patients with chronic or critical conditions. In a statement, the group warned that at least 23 patients are currently in critical condition and [...]

A US federal judge in Minnesota on Saturday refused to halt the Trump administration’s massive immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities, denying a request by the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for preliminary injunctive relief.​​ District Judge Katherine Menendez held that plaintiffs had not shown a sufficient likelihood [...]

Hundreds of Danish veterans and supporters staged a silent march on Saturday from the historic Kastellet fortress to the US Embassy in Copenhagen as part of the “No Words” mobilization to protest recent US rhetoric that organizers said demeans Denmark’s combat contributions alongside American forces. Organizers also linked the march to the status of Greenland, [...]

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration for a second time from enforcing a policy requiring members of Congress to give seven days’ notice before visiting immigration detention facilities, finding the government’s revised restriction still likely violates federal law. US District Judge Jia M. Cobb granted a temporary restraining order sought by 14 [...]

Eswatini’s education minister has publicly opposed protections for LGBTQ+ students in schools, drawing condemnation from Amnesty International, which says the remarks conflict with the country’s constitutional and international human rights obligations. Minister Owen Nxumalo publicly rejected calls to recognize or protect LGBTQ+ students in schools, asserting that such recognition would conflict with Eswatini’s cultural values. [...]

On Saturday, United States District Judge Fred Biery ruled that five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father must be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Judge Biery in his ruling wrote: Before the Court is the petition of asylum seeker Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son for protection of the Great Writ [...]

Egyptian authorities must immediately end their crackdown on individuals who discuss religious beliefs online, Amnesty International said on Thursday, warning that prosecutions and arrests under broadly worded laws are violating the rights to freedom of religion and expression. The statement urges a halt to arbitrary arrests, and respect for freedom of religion and belief in [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Friday condemning the unlawful detention of members of Yemen’s national human rights institution by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), a major party to the Yemeni war. The National Commission for the Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights (NCIAVHR) is an independent body that investigates violations by [...]

Don Lemon, a well-known independent journalist, was arrested with eight other people on Thursday after being indicted by a federal grand jury.  The charges relate to his involvement in coverage of a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a church in St. Paul the previous day. Protesters said that they targeted the church [...]