A Thai court on Monday indicted British labor rights activist Andy Hall for making false statements in a report he co-authored that alleged sever labor abuse issues in Thailand’s food industry. Natural Fruit, the company at the center of the dispute and the target of Hall’s labor abuse allegations, filed a series of criminal and [...]

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was celebrated Sunday, coinciding with the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024) . Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared that the day “is both a tribute to every victim and their resistance against [...]

Burundian security used belts and iron bars to intimidate and extract confessions from opponents of President Pierre Nkunrunziza , Amnesty International (AI) said in a briefing Monday. The briefing highlights an increase in the use of torture in Burundi since April, when Nkurunziza announced he would run for a third term in office. One detainee [...]

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina announced on Sunday that he has no plans to resign, despite accusations of corruption from the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and widespread protests in the nation calling for his resignation. Perez Molina and about 30 other government officials are accused of taking millions of dollars in [...]

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was sent back to jail on Sunday, one month after his 13-year prison sentence was commuted to house arrest. Nasheed was originally transferred to house arrest after he developed health issues. The order allowing house arrest expired on Friday, but the government had agreed to allow Nasheed to finish his [...]

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Monday ordered India to suspend the trial of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. The tribunal claimed jurisdiction over the case under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Statute of the International Tribunal [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Macedonia to put an end to the police violence occurring against migrants at the country’s border with Greece. On August 21, the day after Macedonia declared a state of emergency and sealed its borders, the police forces at the border began using stun grenades, teargas and rubber bullets [...]

Egyptian police on Sunday arrested three people under a new anti-terrorism law for spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda on Facebook . Police stated that the three individuals were found with two laptops containing IS videos. The three detainees, a veterinarian and two students, have been ordered to be held in detention for 15 days pending [...]

EU officials on Saturday praised Belarus’ president for his release of political prisoners. High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn stated , “this is a long-sought step forward” and that “oday’s releases represent important progress in the efforts towards the improvement of relations between the EU [...]

A UN report published Friday found that the Sudanese government has failed to address human rights violations in Darfur. The report , based on information provided by the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) , details widespread human rights violations and “endemic impunity.” UNAMID reported that the police are unwilling to cooperate and have [...]