Kenya’s High Court of Garissa ruled on Wednesday that the Kenyan government’s refusal to issue identification documents to ethnic Somali Kenyan nationals was unconstitutional and infringed on their rights. Kenyan NGO Haki-na-Sheria issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the judgment on its official X account. The NGO stated that the High Court ordered the Kenyan [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the European Union (EU), its member States, and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex to make urgent efforts to save lives at sea in an essay published on Tuesday, Judith Sutherland, associate Europe and Central Asia director at HRW, commented on this issue by saying, “Now more than ever, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday issued a statement urging Poland to scrap a bill that would temporarily suspend asylum rights at its border with Belarus. Lydia Gall, a researcher at HRW, said that “Poland, which currently holds the EU presidency should lead by example and ensure that people fleeing war and persecution are given [...]

Tarek Rabie Safi, a Palestinian medical and ambulance worker who had been detained in an Israeli jail, said in a video released by Reuters on Monday that he was abused and subjected to poor living conditions while in prison. In his statements, Saifi alleged that the prisoners were subject to physical torture and did not [...]

Amnesty International called on Wednesday for Houthi de-facto authorities to investigate the death of a UN World Food Program (WFP) worker who was arbitrarily detained in a Houthi detention centre on January 23, 2025. Amnesty International’s Yemen Researcher Diala Haidar said, “This death in custody also heightens fears for the safety and well-being of all [...]