In a historic move, the UN Human Rights Council has taken a decisive step to ensure that millions of children worldwide have access to free education. This decision follows the approval of a proposal by Luxembourg, the Dominican Republic, and Sierra Leone, supported by 36 other nations. Background: The council’s […]
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By Human Rights Press StaffJuly 13, 2024, 10:30 am ET Amnesty International and four other human rights organizations on Thursday criticized China’s new judicial guidelines targeting individuals advocating for Taiwan’s independence, calling the guidelines “a blow for human rights protections.” On June 21, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court of China, […]
By Human Rights Press Staff July 13, 2023 A West African court has found the Nigerian government guilty of human rights abuses during its suppression of the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality. The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja imposed a financial penalty on Nigeria for its forceful crackdown […]
July 9, 2024 A Saudi court has sentenced Asaad al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old teacher, to 20 years in prison solely for his peaceful social media activity. Human Rights Watch highlights this case as part of Saudi Arabia’s escalating crackdown on freedom of expression and transnational repression. On May 29, 2024, the […]
By Jane Doe, July 4, 2024, 10:30 AM ET A bipartisan group of 142 House lawmakers is urging President Biden to address Turkey’s systematic human rights abuses during the NATO Summit, scheduled for July 9-11 in Washington, D.C. The lawmakers emphasize the urgent need for the U.S. to push Turkey […]
Dateline: OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Human Rights Press) Lead paragraph: In an alarming escalation against press freedom, Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended several more international media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing the army of killing 223 civilians. The crackdown comes after the government previously banned the BBC […]
More than 130 people have died at a hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The city, a key location in Darfur, has seen escalating violence as Sudan’s army battles the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur controlled by […]
An Iranian court has sentenced rapper Toomaj Salehi to death, drawing criticism from United Nations human rights officials. Salehi has been jailed for over a year and a half for supporting protests sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. “Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court… sentenced Toomaj Salehi to […]
Qatar has announced a $3 million donation to the office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, aiming to support welfare and safety in the war-torn country. According to Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the funds will support initiatives to improve the lives of children, citizens affected by armed […]
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi urged the international community to increase pressure on Iran over its grave human rights violations during a UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Monday. Mohammadi, 51, a prominent human rights activist, has spent much of the last two decades in […]