2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (568+ words) Amnesty International on Tuesday called on authorities in Lesotho to investigate the reported abduction and assault of journalist Kananelo Boloetse. Boloetse, a journalist and human rights defender, was reported to have been abducted from his home in Maseru on September…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (346+ words) Amnesty International on Wednesday reported that Angolan individuals displaced by prolonged drought to Namibia face human rights abuses due to their lack of safe and legal status in the host country. In commenting on the gravity of the circumstances affecting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) A UN independent expert on Monday called for Tajikistan to enact freedom of information and whistleblower legislation, saying such laws are needed to protect public access to budget and debt information and participation in budget-making. She delivered preliminary observations in…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (255+ words) The UN on Friday has warned that the Maasai Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania are facing forced evictions and violent law enforcement abuses, raising alarm over escalating human rights violations. The Maasai are an indigenous, semi-nomadic Nilotic ethnic group whose ancestral…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (471+ words) Peace negotiations are often driven by an urgent imperative: stop the violence. But when those accused of war crimes remain indispensable to reaching an agreement, efforts to secure peace can collide with demands for accountability. JURIST: In this conflict-laden global…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) Amnesty International reported on Monday that international failure to ensure children’s online safety from Big Tech harms is connected to a lack of the youth perspective in policymaking spaces. Classifying existing solutions as performative, the organization points out that increasing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (85+ words) Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the ‘To Kill A Movement’ exhibition Romania dispatch: low Danube levels force shutdown of Cernavodă nuclear reactor Lebanon Closed the Gallows. Israel Opened a Viewing Room. The Lawyer Used to Explain the Law. Now the Chatbot Answers…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) Latin American and Caribbean governments convened Tuesday for a three-day UN conference on population and development, meeting amid what Amnesty International described as a regional rollback of protections for women, girls, and adolescents. The Regional Conference on Population and Development…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) The UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Saul, urged the government of Mozambique on Friday to strengthen its efforts to protect human rights when combating terrorism and to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) In highlighting the stark contrast between the current administration’s political promises and the deteriorating reality on the ground, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s regional director for East and Southern Africa, stated: “In 2021, Zambians voted in the hope for change following promises…...