Tag: #humanrights

Human Rights Watch: Eastern Libya Executes at Least 31 After Secret Military Trials

Human Rights Watch says Haftar-aligned forces in eastern Libya executed at least 31 after secret military trials; rights groups warn 50 more face imminent risk.

#libya, #humanrights, #haftar, #executions

Rights Group Says Indian Authorities Used Excessive Force, Detained Journalists During Oct. 10-11 Protests

Human Rights Watch says police used excessive force, mass detentions and internet shutdowns against protesters and journalists in New Delhi during Oct. 10-11 demonstrations.

#humanrights, #india, #protests, #pressfreedom

2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay for defense of international law

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Peace Prize to Navi Pillay for her decades-long work advancing prosecutions of war crimes, genocide and global legal accountability.

#nobel, #peaceprize, #navipillay, #humanrights, #internationallaw

Human Rights Watch: U.S. expelled 536 people to other African countries, often denying chance to contest

Human Rights Watch says the U.S. expelled 536 people to African third countries from Jan 2025–Aug 2026, often without notice or a meaningful chance to contest.

#humanrights, #immigration, #supremecourt, #deportation, #africa

ICC Unseals Arrest Warrants for Four Senior Taliban Figures Over Persecution of Women and Girls

The ICC unsealed warrants naming four senior Taliban figures, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls since 2021.

#afghanistan, #icc, #taliban, #humanrights

Nearly 5,700 Suspected ISIS Detainees Transferred to Iraq Face Imminent Prosecution, Human Rights Watch Says

Human Rights Watch says nearly 5,700 alleged ISIS-linked men and boys moved from northeast Syria to Iraq face imminent trials amid overcrowding, disease and stalled repatriations.

#humanrights, #isis, #iraq, #syria, #detention

Egypt detains entire newsroom of independent outlet Matsda2sh, rights groups say

Egypt arrested all six journalists at independent outlet Matsda2sh on Sept. 28–29; families and lawyers were denied contact, prompting rights groups' condemnation.

#egypt, #pressfreedom, #journalism, #humanrights

Ecuador deports Swedish developer Ola Bini, citing classified security report

Ecuador ordered Swedish developer Ola Bini deported after detaining him in Quito, citing a classified security report his lawyers were barred from reviewing.

#ecuador, #deportation, #cybersecurity, #humanrights

Amnesty documents war crimes by Malian forces and foreign allied fighters along Mauritania border (June 2023–Dec 2025)

Amnesty says Mali’s army and foreign allied fighters committed unlawful killings, torture and deadly drone strikes along the Mauritania border, June 2023–Dec 2025.

#mali, #mauritania, #humanrights, #wagner

Human Rights Watch: Myanmar tortures, sexually abuses and denies medical care to women political prisoners

HRW report finds Myanmar’s military tortures, sexually abuses and denies medical care to women political prisoners since the 2021 coup.

#myanmar, #humanrights, #prisons, #junta

Turkish Crackdown Targets LGBT Groups: Dozens Detained, Websites Blocked in Nationwide Operation

Police raids across multiple Turkish cities resulted in arrests, court-ordered detentions and online blocks of LGBT groups and activists under a nationwide operation.

#turkey, #lgbt, #humanrights, #justice

Report: Iran Executed At Least 29 People Linked to Dec 2025–Jan 2026 Protests

A joint report says Iran executed at least 29 people tied to the Dec. 2025–Jan. 2026 protests, including teens, after rushed trials and coerced confessions.

#iran, #humanrights, #executions, #protests

Report: Israeli use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon between March and May 2026

Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law document 23 incidents of Israeli white phosphorus use in southern Lebanon (Mar–May 2026) and call for U.N. action.

#humanrights, #whitephosphorus, #armscontrol, #lebanon

ECHR Grand Chamber Orders Türkiye to Release Osman Kavala, Declares His Conviction Void

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Türkiye to free civil-society activist Osman Kavala and to erase the legal effects of his conviction under the Convention.

#turkey, #echr, #humanrights, #kavala

U.N. Investigators Find Myanmar Military Carried Out Deliberate Aerial Attacks on Civilians in 2025–26

U.N. investigators say Myanmar’s military systematically targeted civilians from the air in 2025–26; probe says it has begun identifying units and commanders.

#myanmar, #humanrights, #un, #warcrimes