China labor activist Wang Jianbing was released from prison on Tuesday after serving a three-and-a-half-year sentence. Wang was convicted in 2021 after being found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power,” which is an offense under Article 105 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China. Wang was arrested and tried [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday against Türkiye for violations of the right to fair trial following the failure of domestic courts to provide adequate reasons for the applicant’s conviction of membership in an armed terrorist organization. The court found that the trial court of İzmir failed to provide adequate reasons [...]

A US federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, a stark blow to the administration’s efforts to curb transgender rights. US District Judge Ana Reyes found the military ban is “soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its [...]

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay to block Louisiana’s execution of an inmate by use of nitrogen gas. 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman Jr. became the first person ever to be executed in the state through this method on Tuesday evening . The Louisiana State Penitentiary scheduled Jessie Hoffman’s execution by nitrogen gas [...]

Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The report documents human rights abuses Nigerien authorities have committed since the military coup in July 2023. It details the widespread use of arbitrary detention, press censorship, [...]

The defense ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia announced on Tuesday that they have unanimously recommended their countries’ withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention due to heightened security risks amid escalating tensions with Russia.  The statement read: We believe that in the current security environment it is paramount to provide our defence forces flexibility and [...]

The UN Human Rights chief expressed concerns over Israel’s escalation in Gaza, in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Numerous airstrikes and shelling took place overnight which led to the death of hundreds of Palestinians. The Israel Defence Forces stated that they continued to strike terror targets belonging to “Palestinian Islamic Jihad [...]

Anti-corruption NGO Transparency International, along with 264 separate rights groups and individuals, urged the UN climate change agency to call out fossil fuel lobbyists for their efforts in delaying climate progress on Tuesday. The letter urged the leadership of 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) to “confront high-polluting industries’ undue influence in climate negotiations and [...]

Human Rights Watch urged Thailand to demand unrestricted access to the deported individuals and publicly address China’s treatment of Uyghurs on Tuesday. A Thai government delegation is visiting Xinjiang, China, from March 18 to 20, following international outrage over Thailand’s forced deportation of 40 Uyghurs in February. Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, [...]

A group of 17 bar societies and law associations across the world condemned the Trump administration on Tuesday for targeting lawyers, law firms and other legal organizations. The joint statement addressed recent sanctions imposed against the International Criminal Court (ICC), denunciations against the American Bar Association, and reducing security clearances for law firms providing services [...]