Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the European Union (EU), its member States, and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex to make urgent efforts to save lives at sea in an essay published on Tuesday, Judith Sutherland, associate Europe and Central Asia director at HRW, commented on this issue by saying, “Now more than ever, [...]
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua warned on Wednesday that the regime of President Daniel Ortega transformed Nicaragua into an authoritarian state. UN experts call for international action. The UN group of experts released a new report on the situation in Nicaragua. The report details President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice [...]
The UK government on Tuesday revealed new flagship policing measures to be introduced in parliament, aimed at addressing anti-social crimes and street crimes, in what it deems as the “biggest legislative update to policing in decades.” The new Crime and Policing Bill is part of a broader government initiative to address community safety. The government [...]
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada passed a resolution Tuesday affirming that national elections cannot take place while the country remains under martial law, directly countering remarks by US President Donald Trump questioning the legitimacy of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration. Additionally, the resolution formally extends Zelenskyy’s mandate until martial law is lifted. The resolution, which reiterates Zelenskyy’s continued [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sudanese armed groups intentionally targeted civilians in attacks on January 10 in an investigative report on Wednesday, calling on the government to hold groups accountable. HRW said that the attacks constitute war crimes, and potentially crimes against humanity. HRW reports that the attack was part of a broader series [...]
The son of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu jailed for espionage called for his father’s release on Monday at a National Press Club event where he denounced his father’s conviction as the Chinese government’s crackdown on press freedom. Dong Yuyu’s son, Dong Yifu, has called on Japanese authorities in Washington to assist, emphasizing that his father [...]
The Council of the European Union (EU) released on Monday another package imposing sanctions on individuals and entities accused of enabling Russia’s indiscriminate attacks on Ukraine, marking the 16th sanction package since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The updated sanction package now lists an additional 48 individuals and 35 new entities, raising the [...]
The European Parliament’s Türkiye rapporteur, Nacho Sanchez Amor, expressed concern on Monday that persistent human rights violations and regression on democratic standards in Türkiye are receiving diminished criticism from the European Union (EU) due to Ankara’s perceived shift away from its candidacy for EU membership. Amor highlighted the EU’s waning focus on Türkiye’s accession process, [...]
Rights organizations on Tuesday called on the European Commission to fulfill its legal obligation to monitor EU-funded migration facilities to ensure that human rights are respected, criticizing the automatic detention of migrants upon arrival at the Greece-operated Samos Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC), including children traveling alone. Authorities at Samos CCAC allegedly subject migrants to [...]
The UN General Assembly adopted two competing resolutions concerning Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday, the third anniversary of Moscow’s “special military operation.” The two resolutions, proposed by Ukraine and the US, both called for the maintenance of international peace and security. Nonetheless, the United States’ draft described the invasion as a “conflict,” marking [...]
