Nigeria: Pardoned torture victim ‘overwhelmed’ by campaign to spare his life
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been…
Global: International Court of Justice’s landmark opinion bolsters fight for climate justice and accountability
Reacting to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) first Advisory Opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect of climate…
Cambodia: Revocation of citizenship would be heinous violation of international law
Responding to a National Assembly-approved amendment to the Cambodian Constitution that allows for the revocation of Khmer citizenship, Amnesty International’s…
Angola: Authorities must respect and ensure the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Angolan authorities must respect and ensure the right of peaceful assembly and guarantee that nationwide protests planned for 19 and…
Eswatini: Authorities must ensure access to justice for opposition MP Bacede Mabuza
Reacting to the continued delay in the hearing of the appeal by the detained opposition Member of Parliament, Mduduzi Bacede…
UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system. The sanctions…
World News in Brief: Inter-ethnic violence in Syria, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, global information security
The violence erupted two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus. The incident marks the…
‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains only to…
Gaza: UNICEF mourns seven children killed queuing for water
he incident occurred in central Gaza on Sunday, according to media reports, which said that four other people also lost…
Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks
“As of 13 July, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them…