A UN expert criticized the US government on Wednesday for its rollback of sanctions against entities supplying weapons and other support to the Myanmar military junta, finding the move “unconscionable.” Special Rapporteur for Myanmar Tom Andrews explained in his statement that the persons delisted by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control [...]

Amnesty International published a report on Wednesday that revealed alleged failures by Madagascar authorities to protect the indigenous Antandroy peoples from climate-related displacement since 2017, asserting that the failures violate fundamental rights. The report, titled “That Suffering Haunts Me Even Here,” detailed the displacement of the Antandroy as a result of drought-induced famines. According to [...]

On Wednesday, the UN high commissioner for human rights welcomed the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand while urging both countries to pursue a civil de-escalation process. High Commissioner Volker Türk asserted that it is important for both sides to ensure that victims of the violence receive redress in line with international human rights and humanitarian [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that Bangladesh’s interim government failed to implement adequate human rights protections, one year after the overthrow of the previous government. The rights group noted that while the current government, led by Mohammed Yunus, has taken some positive steps towards improving the human rights situation, issues of impunity and [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday voiced deep concern following a ruling by a court in Duhok, Iraq, that ordered Kurdish journalist Omed Baroshky to remain in prison for an additional six months. In commenting on his predicament, CPJ Levant program coordinator Doja Daoud stated: “Omed Baroshky has already faced retaliation for his [...]

Ireland’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the government did not violate the rights of newly arrived single male asylum seekers who were left without accommodation, overturning an earlier High Court decision that found a breach of Article 1 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The case was brought by the Irish Human Rights [...]

Amnesty International condemned the murder of a prominent Palestinian activist, Awdah Al-Hathaleen, in a press release on Wednesday, highlighting the ongoing Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and the failure of authorities to act to prevent such attacks. Amnesty International senior director for research and advocacy Erika Guevara Rosas noted that Hathaleen had “recently warned UK [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a report on the Russian government’s increasing control over internet infrastructure and digital communication across the country. The report, titled “Disrupted, Throttled, and Blocked: State Censorship, Control, and Increasing Isolation of Internet Users in Russia,” details the widespread and systemic censorship being carried out online. It outlines how [...]

A Russian court sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for her work with the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the dissemination of false information about the Russian military’s actions. Judge Rafis Nabiyev of the Kirovsky District Court of Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, sentenced Komleva under Article 282.1, part 2 of the Criminal [...]

A judge found former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe guilty of bribery and witness tampering on Monday. This marks the first time that a Colombian ex-president has been convicted in a criminal trial. The landmark ruling follows a long legal battle that dates back more than a decade. In 2012, Uribe levied allegations against Senator Iván [...]