international human rights advocacy and research NGO based in New York City
Ghana's LGBT community says they are living in more fear than ever. The new law would impose a prison sentence of up to five years for the promotion or support ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/africa/lgbt-ghanaians-await-court-ruling-restrictive-new-law-2024-04-18/
Quick Glance: Court Decision Expected on Restrictive New Law
- A gay couple, Suleman, 30, an entrepreneur, and Kwame, 30, a student, discuss the passage of Ghana's anti-LGBT bill with Reuters on March 17, 2024.
- Parliament passed a law that would further restrict the rights of the LGBT community. President Akufo-Addo has delayed signing it, citing two pending challenges at the Supreme Court.
- Fear of worsening persecution of LGBT individuals and uncertainty about the law's broader social impact weigh on the community and activists in Ghana.
- Homophobia is pervasive, and the enactment of the new law could lead to increased violence against LGBT individuals as the President hesitates to sign, triggering political controversies.
Rights group says Israeli strike on Gaza building killed 106 in apparent war crime
apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-airstrike-hamas-war-palestinians-344bd8da0254e83eedd7245a593823d0
Blinken Has Not Sanctioned Israeli Units Linked to Killings, Rapes Despite Staff Recommendations
propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-blinken-leahy-sanctions-human-rights-violations
The Latest | Iran president warns of 'massive' response if Israel launches 'tiniest invasion'
apnews.com/article/israel-iran-hamas-latest-04-17-2024-7e4ba24fbb150f020a2d240dad9d462f
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
- The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
- Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.
- Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.
- It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
Israeli Settlers, Soldiers 'Wiping Palestinian Communities Off the Map' in the West Bank
commondreams.org/news/west-bank-communities-israeli-settlers
Israel Urged to Stop Supporting Violent Jewish Settlers After Deadly West Bank Attacks
democracynow.org/2024/4/17/headlines/israel_urged_to_stop_supporting_violent_jewish_settlers_after_deadly_west_bank_attacks
30 Years Later, Rwanda Genocide Shows Consequences of U.S. Refusal to Prevent Mass Killing
democracynow.org/2024/4/9/rwanda_genocide_30th_anniversary_commemorations
Ethiopia’s army accused of committing war crimes in Amhara region: Human Rights Watch urges UN to launch a probe into the ‘summary killings’ carried out by ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/4/ethiopias-army-accused-of-committing-war-crimes-in-amhara-region
UN rights body adopts first resolution to protect rights of intersex people: The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday voted to adopt a resolution ...
reuters.com/world/un-rights-body-adopts-first-resolution-protect-rights-intersex-people-2024-04-04/
Human Rights Watch calls Israeli attack a war crime: The attack on October 31st claimed the lives of 106 people, including 54 children. An investigation did not ...
rp-online.de/politik/ausland/nahostkonflikt/human-rights-watch-wertet-israelischen-angriff-als-kriegsverbrechen_aid-110100613
Rights groups complain to UN over French police racial profiling: Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they ...
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An opposition figure in Chad was likely shot at point-blank range, according to forensics experts, calling into question the official version of events that ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/africa/chad-opposition-figure-was-likely-shot-point-blank-range-experts-say-2024-04-08/
'Beyond Parody': Biden Pushing for $18 Billion Warplane Sale to Israel: "Does anyone wonder why Netanyahu ignores Biden's pleas for restraint in ...
commondreams.org/news/arms-sales-to-israel
Vietnam Paints Billionaire’s Death Sentence as a Victory for Clean Governance. It’s Not
time.com/6966231/truong-my-lan-death-sentence-vietnam-corruption-business/
Quick Glance: Death Sentence for Real Estate Tycoon in Vietnam's Largest Fraud Case
- Truong My Lan, a prominent businesswoman and real estate tycoon, was sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest financial fraud case, marking a shocking development in the country's escalating anti-corruption campaign.
- Born in 1956, Lan founded the Van Thinh Phat company with her family in 1992, which grew to become one of Vietnam's richest real estate firms linked to some of Ho Chi Minh's most valuable properties.
- She was accused of using the bank as her cash cow, illegally controlling it between 2012 and 2022, and using thousands of 'ghost companies' in Vietnam and abroad to give loans to herself and her allies.
- Her arrest in October 2022 falls within a period of increased anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam ramping up since 2022, impacting the country's economic outlook and unsettling foreign investors.
Doctor at Israeli Detention Camp for Gazans Blows Whistle on War Crimes: "Just this week, two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries ...
commondreams.org/news/gaza-detainees
'End This War Crime': HRW Says Israel Is Starving Children to Death in Gaza: "The Israeli government’s use of starvation as a weapon of war has proven deadly ...
commondreams.org/news/israel-starving-gaza-children
HRW Says Israel’s Oct. 31 Attack on 6-Story Apartment Building a Likely War Crime
democracynow.org/2024/4/5/headlines/hrw_says_israels_oct_31_attack_on_6_story_apartment_building_a_likely_war_crime
‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight: Deportations ‘could be a death sentence’, advocates say, as gang violence and instability grip ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/unconscionable-us-sends-dozens-to-haiti-on-deportation-flight
Deadly Israeli strike on residential building ‘apparent war crime’: Human Rights Watch
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Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap: In announcement three weeks before election, José Raúl Mulino gave no details of how he would stop ...
theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino
Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN gender equality forum?: Saudi Arabia was recently chosen to head the UN's Commission on the Status of Women ...
dw.com/en/why-is-saudi-arabia-heading-top-un-gender-equality-forum/a-68721850
The unpunished deaths of other civilians question Israel’s willingness to clarify the attack on WCK
english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-04/the-unpunished-deaths-of-other-civilians-question-israels-willingness-to-clarify-the-attack-on-wck.html
No exit in Gaza — left with no other options, residents should have a right to flee
thehill.com/opinion/4565308-no-exit-in-gaza-left-with-no-other-options-residents-should-have-a-right-to-flee/
We compare and contrast White House national security spokesperson John Kirby’s claims that Israel has not violated international humanitarian law with the ... Show more
Iran’s persecution of Baha’is branded ‘crime against humanity’: Human Rights Watch says minority group faces ‘spectrum of abuses’, including arbitrary arrest and ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/1/iran-persecution-of-bahais-crime-against-humanity-hrw
IDF: Home Front guidelines unchanged even as Iran threatens reprisal for Syria strike
timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-04-2024/
Russia declares German foundation 'undesirable': Moscow has blacklisted the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a free-market think-tank as "undesirable ...
dw.com/en/russia-declares-german-foundation-undesirable/a-68863930
Uganda court throws out challenge to harsh anti-gay law: Kampala, Uganda (AFP) -- Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to scrap a ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/03/uganda-court-throws-challenge-harsh-anti-gay-law/
Human-rights groups outraged at plan to detain immigrants in federal prison: Federal budget includes $325-million to upgrade existing federal immigration ...
theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-human-rights-groups-outraged-at-plan-to-detain-immigrants-in-federal/
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‘Unparalleled Plans’ – Israel Accelerates Settlement Projects Across East Jerusalem
palestinechronicle.com/unparalleled-plansisrael-accelerates-settlement-projects-across-east-jerusalem-report/
Crimean Tatar political prisoner diagnosed with tuberculosis, other life-threatening conditions contracted in Russian captivity
khpg.org/en/1608813586
Myanmar junta forcefully recruits over 1,000 Rohingya men, boys: HRW: The junta is using a conscription law that only applies to Myanmar citizens ...
thedailystar.net/news/asia/southeast-asia/news/myanmar-junta-forcefully-recruits-over-1000-rohingya-men-boys-hrw-3586196
Rights groups complain to UN over French police racial profiling: Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they ...
thelocal.fr/20240411/rights-groups-complain-to-un-over-french-police-racial-profiling
Nigeria - 10 Years After Chibok, Schoolchildren Still At Risk: Press Release - Implement Safe Schools Plan to Protect Schools, Children
allafrica.com/stories/202404110218.html
Rwandan targeting of dissidents in Canada should be probed by foreign-interference inquiry, activists say
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-rwandan-dissidents-foreign-interference-inquiry/
Paid articlePaid How Vietnam’s crackdowns on dissent clash with pledges of reform and trade: In forging new ties with the West, this Communist state has promised openness that ...
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This comes weeks after it was reported that a beauty queen from Saudi Arabia is joining the #MissUniverse pageant as the country's official representative ... Show more www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/miss-universe-saudi-arabia-rumy-alqahtani-a254-20240327
Law Targeting Foreign-Funded NGOs Sends Chill Through Kyrgyz Civil Society: After a decade, supporters of a Russian-style law regulating foreign-funded civic ...
rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-foreign-agents-chill/32893000.html
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that he is still waiting for a meeting with Human Rights Watch (HRW) to discuss a report on alleged ... Show more thestartv.com/c/news cutt.ly/TheStar fb.com/TheStarOnline
Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region: UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders
allafrica.com/stories/202404040046.html
12 fans jailed for chants during Saudi Arabia match as World Cup concerns emerge: Saudi Arabia, the host of 2034 World Cup, has jailed 12 football supporters ...
mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/saudi-arabia-jailing-fans-worldcup-32478283
Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the United States and have become ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20240403/panama-and-colombia-fail-protect-migrants-darien-jungle-route-human #GLNRToday
Rights groups urge UN to release findings on Israeli killing of journalist in Lebanon
arabnews.com/node/2484936/media
Human rights activists are shocked: Saudi Arabia chairs UN Commission on the Status of Women
n-tv.de/politik/Saudi-Arabien-sitzt-UN-Frauenrechtskommission-vor-article24837503.html
Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum: Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/28/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-un-women.html
A video posted by Palestinian journalist Abd Sabbah shows a malnourished Palestinian child from northern Gaza receiving medical treatment at Kamal Adwan ... Show more
Tribute to deceased Chinese dissident exposes fractures at UN rights body: China interrupted an attempt by several non-governmental groups on Friday to pay ...
reuters.com/world/tribute-deceased-chinese-dissident-exposes-fractures-un-rights-body-2024-03-22/
In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms: Reuters saw 10 badly malnourished children during a visit last week to the al-Awda health centre ...
reuters.com/default/gaza-starving-children-fill-hospital-wards-famine-looms-2024-03-19/
North Koreans defectors spoke at a US event in Geneva to expose human-rights violations in a country that one of them described as 'hell' and to advocate for a ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/north-korean-defectors-seek-more-un-monitoring-abuses-2024-03-15/
Quick Glance: North Korean defectors advocate for increased U.N. monitoring of abuses
- North Korean defectors speak out for enhanced U.N. investigations
- EU proposes updating U.N. report on human rights abuses
- Defectors share escape stories and concerns for family members
- U.S. urges China to uphold its obligations
At least 12 Palestinians drown trying to retrieve 'useless' aid parcels dropped into sea
9news.com.au/world/at-least-12-palestinians-drown-trying-to-retrieve-aid-parcels-dropped-into-the-sea/7f9ca0cf-d76b-435c-8353-dd19ddc4d7c0
EU to bolster Egypt ties with billions in funding: European leaders are expected to announce a multi-billion euro funding package and an upgraded relationship ...
reuters.com/world/eu-bolster-egypt-ties-with-billions-funding-2024-03-17/
Quick Glance: EU Announces $8 Billion Aid Package for Egypt
- The EU unveiled a 7.4 billion-euro aid package for Egypt to address concerns over migration.
- The deal was signed by Egyptian President el-Sissi and European Commission President von der Leyen.
- The package includes grants and loans over three years, aiming to enhance Egypt-EU cooperation.
- EU will assist Egypt in border fortification and collaborate on migration and terrorism challenges.
From the River to the Sea, Not a Single Palestinian is Free: Israel has put in place a complex system of laws, policies, and regulations that fundamentally ...
commondreams.org/opinion/from-the-river-to-the-sea-explained
War on Gaza: Israel likely tortured Palestinian to record rape confession, say rights groups
middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-israel-war-likely-tortured-palestinian-rape-confession-rights-groups
Gaza war: HRW, Oxfam urge the US to suspend arms sales to Israel | Africanews: The Biden administration should follow US law and immediately suspend arms ...
africanews.com/2024/03/21/gaza-war-hrw-oxfam-urge-the-us-to-suspend-arms-sales-to-israel/
The Global Magnitsky Act: Make it make sense, Joe: I have no love lost for Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, but I will not celebrate the sanctions imposed on him ...
aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/3/29/the-global-magnitsky-act-make-it-make-sense-joe
Let Them Eat Bread! On the Abhorrent Use of Starvation as a Weapon of War: The madness of war has beset us from the very dawn of the human presence on this ...
commondreams.org/opinion/starvation-as-weapon-of-war-gaza
ICC has no authority to probe Philippines, Marcos tells Germany's Scholz: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/icc-has-no-authority-probe-philippines-marcos-tells-germanys-scholz-2024-03-14/
Quick Glance: Philippines Rejects ICC Probe
- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that the war on drugs is now focused on prevention and rehabilitation.
- Marcos informed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the International Criminal Court (ICC) lacks the authority to investigate his predecessors deadly drug war.
- Philippine courts are operational and law enforcement is looking into the killings.
- Human Rights Watch has disputed claims that the drug campaign has shifted towards prevention and rehabilitation.
US, UN express concern about India's religion-based citizenship law: The U.S. government and the United Nations on Tuesday expressed concerns about a contentious ...
reuters.com/world/us-un-express-concern-about-indias-religion-based-citizenship-law-2024-03-12/
Quick Glance: India to Enforce Migrant Law Excluding Muslims
- India's government plans to enact a controversial citizenship law criticized for being anti-Muslim.
- The law will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to seek citizenship.
- Critics argue that the law is exclusionary and violates the secular principles enshrined in the constitution.
- The announcement of the law implementation has raised concerns among the opposition, accusing the government of trying to influence the upcoming elections.
US to review Israeli assurances it is not violating international law: If US believes Israel lacks the assurances it needs, Biden could suspend some weapons ...
middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-us-review-israeli-assurances-not-violating-international-law
Images show North Korea sealing its border with China: Guard posts along a stretch of the northern border have increased from fewer than 40 to 6,500.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68499975
Quick Glance: North Korea Seals Border with China
- North Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic to seal its northern border with China.
- Satellite images reveal heightened security measures along the border.
- Measures include constructing new fences and enhancing existing security infrastructure.
- The border closure hinders trade and living conditions in North Korea.
‘It’s a lose-lose situation’: Carbon ‘offset’ project in Cambodia accused of human rights violations
theworld.org/stories/2024-03-12/it-s-lose-lose-situation-carbon-offset-project-cambodia-accused-human-rights
UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel in ‘seismic’ U-turn: ‘Hasan’, who has spent most of his life in Britain, says he would have faced persecution ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/uk-grants-asylum-to-palestinian-citizen-of-israel-in-seismic-u-turn
International Womens Day 2024: 30 people defending women’s and LGTBQ+ rights around the world
cnn.com/interactive/asequals/asequals/gender-equality-defenders-international-womens-day-as-equals-intl-cmd/
Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
- International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.
- Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.
- Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.
- Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.
LIVE: Human Rights Watch report on North Korea
A new Human Rights Watch report about North Korea is to be released a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ... Show more #Live #HumanRightsWatch #NorthKorea #KimJongUn #news #politics #Reuters www.reuters.com/
The Citizenship Amendment Act, which comes into force on the eve of elections, creates India’s first religion-based citizenship test ... Show more www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/12/why-is-indias-citizenship-amendment-act-so-controversial
North Korea COVID-19 measures were 'overbroad, excessive', activists say
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-covid-19-measures-were-overbroad-excessive-activists-say-2024-03-07/
Social media users and Human Rights Watch have accused Meta of restricting pro-Palestine voices on Instagram and Facebook ... Show more www.youtube.com/watch
Israel under pressure to justify its use of AI in Gaza: In Washington, however, scrutiny of Israel’s use of AI warfare appears to be low on the priority list.
politico.com/news/2024/03/03/israel-ai-warfare-gaza-00144491
Sports alliance calls for end to hijab ban in French basketball: London: France’s basketball authorities should overturn a ban on the hijab to allow equal access ...
arabnews.com/node/2473771/sport
Ghana to lose £3 billion over anti-LGBTQ+ bill, finance ministry warns: There has been international criticism of the anti-LBGTQ+ bill, with the United States ...
itv.com/news/2024-03-05/ghana-to-lose-3-billion-over-anti-lgbtq-bill-finance-ministry-warns
Quick Glance: Ghana could jeopardize IMF support with anti-LGBTQ bill
- An anti-LGBTQ bill in Ghana could result in a loss of $3.8 billion in World Bank financing.
- The bill could also derail a $3 billion IMF loan package, according to the finance ministry.
- The legislation will now be presented to Ghana's President for a decision.
- The United States has expressed deep concern over the bill and called for a review of its constitutionality.
UN rights chief urges end to 'repression' of independent voices in Russia after Navalny's death
pbs.org/newshour/politics/un-rights-chief-urges-end-to-repression-of-independent-voices-in-russia-after-navalnys-death
The Chinese government tried to silence them. It backfired.: She had almost forgotten about the petition, a critique of the Chinese government that she had ...
nbcnews.com/news/world/china-dissidents-abroad-transnational-repression-rcna140146
PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan has termed it “shameful that X has remained blocked in the country for over one month now.”
“We fully endorse 28 civil society ... www.dawn.com/live/elections-2024/ #DawnToday #RaoofHasan #X
Rights Groups Say Israel Has Failed to Comply with ICJ Order to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
democracynow.org/2024/2/27/headlines/rights_groups_say_israel_has_failed_to_comply_with_icj_order_to_prevent_genocide_in_gaza
Refugees, migrants held in ‘violent, squalid’ Malaysian detention centres: Human Rights Watch report accuses Malaysia of subjecting detainees, including children ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/6/refugees-migrants-held-in-violent-squalid-malaysian-detention-centres
Social media firms reject ‘shadow banning’ allegations on Palestinian-related content
cnbc.com/2024/03/06/social-media-firms-reject-shadow-banning-allegations-on-palestinian-content.html
Why did it take so long for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to join #MissUniverse ?
READ HERE: www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/miss-universe-saudi-arabia-rumy-alqahtani-a254-20240327
Quick Glance: Rumy Alqahtani: First Saudi Arabian Participant at Miss Universe 2024 Competition
- Saudi Arabia will be participating for the first time in the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 2024, with Rumy Alqahtani representing the country.
- Having established herself in the modeling industry by winning various beauty pageants globally, Alqahtani is a well-known runway model from Riyadh.
- To announce Saudi Arabia's involvement in the upcoming Miss Universe 2024 competition, Alqahtani took to Instagram and shared a picture of herself in a silver sequin gown, wearing a Miss Universe Saudi Arabia sash, and standing next to the Saudi flag.
- The 27-year-old model and influencer is a prominent figure in the fashion scene in Saudi Arabia, holding titles such as Miss Saudi Arabia, Miss Middle East, Miss Arab World Peace, and Miss Woman (Saudi Arabia).
U.S. Health Sec. Becerra in Farmington Hills in bid to highlight efforts to protect reproductive rights
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/28/u-s-health-sec-becerra-in-farmington-hills-to-discuss-protecting-reproductive-rights/73130072007/
ACLU report urges nixing parental consent abortion law; foes call it 'wildly out of step'
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/28/aclu-report-urges-nixing-parental-consent-abortion-law-foes-call-it-wildly-out-of-step/73131206007/
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