Articles Tagged with Rick Singer

Human Rights Watch on Sunday called for the dismissal of charges brought by authorities in Kazakhstan against outspoken feminist and LGBTQ+ rights activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva. Commenting on the difficult circumstances faced by Sekerbayeva, Mihra Rittmann, Central Asia adviser at Human Rights Watch, stated: “The Kazakh authorities should drop the charges against Sekerbayeva and put an [...]

The Belarus parliament passed a bill on Thursday criminalizing “propaganda” for LGBTQA+ relationships, sex change, child-free lifestyles, and pedophilia, with punishment including fines, community service, or 15 days detention. Parliament drafted the bill in February 2024. The bill will now go to President Lukashenko, who is expected to sign it. Belarus decriminalized homosexuality in 1994, [...]

At least eight migrants deported from the US arrived in Uganda on Wednesday. The Ugandan Foreign Ministry only admitted to accepting the deportees on Friday, after widespread media coverage of a statement released by the Ugandan Law Society (ULS). On Thursday, the ULS and the East Africa Law Society released a joint statement announcing that [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on on Zimbabwean authorities to investigate harassment and violence against journalists that took place during a public hearing on a measure to extend the president’s term limit. On March 30, journalists and citizens gathered at the City Sports Center in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, to [...]

Amnesty International on Friday said that holding the Myanmar presidency must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from accountability for rights abuses, stating that “no individual should have immunity from prosecution for crimes under international law, no matter their position.” Min Aung Hlaing, the former head of Myanmar’s armed forces, led the 2021 coup that overthrew [...]

United Nations human rights experts on Thursday called on Pakistan to immediately release activist Idris Khattak, stating that his continued detention and reported lack of medical care raise concerns regarding his health and the state’s obligations under international law. The statement came along with reports from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that party leaders were prevented [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Amnesty International, and CIVICUS on Sunday urged the Singaporean Government to immediately drop all charges against human rights activist Jolovan Wham for organising and participating in peaceful gatherings. Under the Public Order Act, any “cause-related” assembly requires a police permit, even for an individual [...]

French-Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri, alongside the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), filed a civil party complaint in the French courts denouncing Israel’s army bombing a “civilian object” on Thursday. A civilian object is defined as any property not considered a military objective, including homes, schools, hospitals, transportation facilities, civilian infrastructure, and places [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday condemned what it called a coordinated online smear campaign targeting Moldovan journalist Viorica Tătaru, warning that the attacks reflect a broader pattern of harassment against independent media in Moldova. Tătaru, who reports for nonprofit network TV8, has been subjected to a wave of defamatory content and personal [...]

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 [...]