UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk reported increasing restrictions on civic spaces, urging stakeholders to reverse course. “My Office (OHCHR)…
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Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks
Released on Wednesday by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), the report explained the hardships civilians faced, including physical…
Russia – Three Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to 78, 74 and 27 months in prison
Gevorg Yeritsyan, a Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to 6 years and 2 months in prison at the end of June, declared in court…
Hungary: EU’s Most Corrupt Nation Faces Scrutiny as it Takes the Presidency of the Council
Budapest – Hungary remains the European Union’s most corrupt country, according to the 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released last January by…
Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert
In her final, annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Special Rapporteur on the rights situation in Belarus, Anaïs Marin, echoed…
The country where there is no divorce
The Philippines is a republic in which the president is the head of state, prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.…
FRANCE – I was a victim of a police raid and was abusively detained for two days and two nights
Inappropriate and disproportionate use of massive police raids on several yoga centers and abusive detention of dozens of yoga practitioners. Still no…
RUSSIA: Shootings in several cities of Dagestan, a synagogue and churches attacked
At least 19 people were victims of an attack on police officers, Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan Derbent and Makhachkala on…
Albino Children: Superstitions in Africa
Being an albino child in Africa is like carrying a permanent tombstone on your shoulders. When they are born, they are usually,…
Ten women Iranian prisoners issue statement as #OurStoryIsOne marks one year
GENEVA—18 June 2024— In a moving statement, 10 Iranian women imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison have honored 10 Iranian Baha’i women imprisoned four…