Headlines- Israeli airstrikes on the towns of Maaroub, al-Abassiyah, and Tayr Debba in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon resulted in 11 deaths, including a paramedic, and 8 injuries.
- The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which Iran created to oversee and charge for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department.
- During a phone conversation with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon on Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio "reiterated that Hizballah is entirely responsible for the ongoing fighting" in the country..
- Hamas denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of plans to expand its territorial control of the Gaza Strip as a "blatant violation."
- A bill that bans funding LGBTQ organizations and activities and imposes prison sentences of up to 10 years for those who support, sponsor, or promote LGBTQ conduct was enacted by Ghana's parliament on Friday.
- As Peter Magyar núpledges reform, the EU unblocks €16 billion for Hungary.
Category: Human Rights
DR Congo: Development Banks Linked to...
The 95-page report, “A Dirty Investment: European Development Banks’ Link to Abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Palm Oil Industry,” documents that investment banks owned by Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are failing to protect the rights of people working and living on three plantations they finance
Indonesia: Six People Face Treason Charges...
The Papua region was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969, after a U.N.-administered ballot known as the Act of Free Choice. Many Papuans and rights groups said the vote was a sham because it involved only 1,000 people
Spain’s Conviction for Sedition of ...
The jail terms handed down to the two civil society leaders and to seven other senior Catalan officials resulted from the vague definition of the crime of sedition in the Spain’s Criminal Code, and an overly broad and dangerous interpretation of this definition by the Supreme Court
Alleged Extrajudicial Killings in the Guise...
In interviews with Amnesty International, supposed “witnesses” revealed that they had not seen the killings but were asked by the police to provide fabricated statements supporting the police version of the deaths as having taken place in alleged “gunfights” or “cross fire”.
Wife of Jailed Chinese Lawyer Concerned...
Wang is currently serving a four-and-a-half year jail term handed down on Jan. 28 by the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court, which found him guilty of “subversion of state power.”
Increasingly Regressive Climate Turns Human Rights...
According to a new briefing released by Amnesty International on 17 September, Unfair Game:Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in Russia Intensifies , Since Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in 2012, new repressive laws and policies, and reprisals against human rights defenders and activists….
10 Facts About Human Rights in...
Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East and the home of Islam. While Saudi Arabia is known for its plentiful oil reserves, the country is also one of the most dangerous places to live in or travel to. Saudi Arabia is slowly improving in regards to women’s and children’s rights, but still has a lot of progress to make
Human Rights Situation Continues to Effect...
The High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said that since the presentation of her report to the Council on 5 July, “the human rights situation has continued to affect millions of people in Venezuela, with clear destabilizing impacts in the region.”
Filmmaker Sentenced to One Year in...
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi has been detained in Yangon’s Insein prison for more than four months since his arrest. He has been denied bail, despite battling liver cancer and undergoing a major operation earlier this year
Amnesty International Demands ‘Outrageous’ Decision to...
Amnesty International demanded that Osman Kavala must be released immediately and the charges against him and the other defendants in the so-called Gezi trial, dropped