Egyptian Judiciary in Service of Repression
Click to expand Image Policemen and people walk in front of the main gate of Tora prison in Cairo on June 4, 2012. © 2012 Reuters Walid Shawky, a dentist and activist in Egypt, spent nearly two years...
View ArticleSingle Women in South Korea Have Rights to a Family Too
Click to expand Image Protesters celebrate after listening to a judgment during a rally demanding the abolition of abortion law outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, April 11,...
View ArticleMyanmar: Release Students Jailed for Peaceful Protest
Click to expand Image (Bangkok) – The Myanmar authorities should immediately end criminal proceedings and release students and other activists charged for participating in recent peaceful protests, a...
View ArticleUS Renters Need More Support in Pandemic
Click to expand Image A rental sign is posted in front of an apartment complex in Phoenix, Arizona, July 14, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin With negotiations concerning a new economic...
View ArticleItaly: Strengthen Immigration Law Protections
Click to expand Image Men aboard the Sea-Watch 4, a nongovernmental rescue ship, rejoice on September 1, 2020, as they learn that they have permission to disembark in Palermo, Sicily, the next day. ©...
View ArticleNew Law Would Expand Internet Censorship in Russia
Click to expand Image A man checks his smartphone while waiting to board a subway in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin On November 19, a draft law was submitted to...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Clarify Status of Uyghur Detainees
Click to expand Image (Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately clarify the status of two Chinese Muslim Uyghur men arrested in Saudi Arabia on November 20, 2020, and disclose the basis for...
View ArticleTunisia: Harsh Sentence Against Blogger
Click to expand Image A Tunisian woman walks past a graffiti that reads "Freedom is a daily practice" in Tunis April 26, 2011. © 2011 Reuters / Anis Mili (Tunis) – A Tunis court on November 12, 2020...
View ArticleHaiti: Lifetime Ban for Football Chief
Click to expand Image Women hold up signs demanding justice during the hearing of the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF), Yves Jean-Bart, regarding allegations that he abused...
View ArticleJewelry Companies’ Sourcing Improves, but Falls Short
Click to expand Image An artisanal miner holds an uncut diamond in her hand in South Africa, October 22, 2019. © 2019 Sumaya Hisham/Reuters Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold...
View ArticleColombia: New Evidence Prisoners Were Intentionally Shot
Click to expand Image Inmates point from inside of La Modelo prison in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Twenty-three inmates were killed and 83 were injured during protests in that prison...
View ArticleDR Congo: Militia Leader Gets Life Term for Atrocities
Click to expand Image The leader of the Mai Mai Sheka militia group, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, campaigns for a seat in parliament ahead of the November 2011 national elections, despite being sought on a...
View ArticleAsian Nations Reject UN Vote Against Death Penalty
Click to expand Image A view of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, October 1, 2018. © AP Photo/Richard Drew (Bangkok) – Eleven countries from the Asia-Pacific region were among...
View ArticleGuatemala: Investigate Excessive Use of Force by Police
Click to expand Image Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 21, 2020. © REUTERS/Luis Echeverria...
View ArticleVietnam: Release Dissident Poet
Click to expand Image Top row: Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Le Huu Minh Tuan. Bottom row: Pham Chi Thanh, Tran Duc Thach, Dinh Thi Thu Thuy. © Private (New York) – The Vietnamese authorities...
View ArticleSex Workers’ Safety in the Balance in Scotland
Click to expand Image People take part in an International Women's Day march in London, England, against criminalization of sex work and the associated stigma, unsafe work conditions, and violence...
View ArticleParis Police Continue To Harass Homeless Migrants
Click to expand Image 500 tents to shelter migrants were set up on Place de la République in Paris on November 23, 2020, before being violently dismantled by police forces. © 2020 Utopia 56 On Monday...
View ArticleCluster Munitions: Condemn New Use, Production
Click to expand Image The point of impact of a unitary parachute-retarded blast and fragmentation Smerch rocket on a street in Barda. The impacts of the metal fragments produced by the detonation of...
View ArticleUS: Archivists’ Victory over Overbroad Copyright Claim
Click to expand Image A pedestrian walks past the GitHub Inc. offices in San Francisco, California, United States on Monday, June 4, 2018. © 2018 Michael Short/Bloomberg via Getty Images (New York) –...
View ArticleIraq: Scrap Bill to Restrict Free Speech
Click to expand Image The opening session of Iraq’s new parliament on September 3, 2018 in Baghdad, Iraq. © 2018 Getty Images (Beirut) – Iraqi lawmakers are considering a draft law on information...
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