Human Rights
-
The Epitome of Impunity in Central African Republic
Last week, Hassan Bouba, the minister of livestock and animal health in the Central African Republic, gave a press conference while…
Read More » -
Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds
An immigration detainee served a contaminated meal was not offered an alternative because the maggots were “just on the vegetables”,…
Read More » -
Report: Better monitoring and data gathering of human rights at sea necessary
Wilton Park published its report on “Human Rights Law at Sea”, discussing the key themes of discussion, problems identified, and…
Read More » -
Australia misses another deadline to implement international anti-torture treaty
Australia has missed another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country’s three largest states accused of dragging…
Read More » -
Resettlement for People from Nauru to New Zealand Needs Urgent Fast Tracking to End Cruelty of Offshore Detention
Amnesty International understands that four more people were due to arrive in Aotearoa New Zealand today after spending years in…
Read More » -
Australia risks UN human rights blacklisting as states fail to meet prison obligations
Deadline to meet anti-torture treaty obligations is Friday, but governments have yet to install watchdogs Adeshola Ore The Guardian Australia…
Read More » -
Brazil: Ensure Justice for Attack on Democratic Institutions
President Lula Should Defend and Promote Rights Human Rights Watch (São Paulo) – Brazilian authorities should thoroughly investigate all those who have…
Read More » -
Access to Journalism Is a Human Right
But information belongs to us. Maria Bustillos The Nation In 1974, when the Irish statesman and humanitarian Seán MacBride was…
Read More » -
The year Assange walks free? Why there are cautious hopes
The star of the event, performing as a DJ for the first time in 15 years, was better known as…
Read More » -
‘Adopt’ an Iranian Political Prisoner to Save a Life
Three months into the latest round of protests in Iran, at least 100 protesters are at risk of execution. Saeed Ghasseminejad and…
Read More » -
US Government Action May Expand Abortion Access
The United States government took an important step to reduce barriers to abortion access this week. Margaret Wurth HRW The…
Read More » -
Turkish ‘Progress’: Six-Year-Old Girl Married by Her Sheik Father
A total of 327 women were murdered by their husbands, ex-husbands, fiancés and partners, between January 1 and November 11,…
Read More » -
Has the Worm Turned in the Assange Case?
The 91-year-old Ellsberg, whom the U.S. security state decades ago possibly hoped to drive to suicide, announced that he too…
Read More » -
Belarus: New Laws Target Critics in Exile
Belarusian parliament passed legislative amendments to a 2002 citizenship law that could be used to target members of the political opposition,…
Read More » -
Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh Lifeline Road Blocked
Ensure Access to Essential Goods and Services The sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia has been blocked since December 12, 2022, disrupting…
Read More » -
Kazakhstan: No Justice for January Protest Abuses
The failure of the Kazakh authorities to effectively investigate the serious loss of life and other grave human rights violations during and immediately…
Read More »