A coalition of several human rights organizations urged the Council of Europe on Wednesday to publish a draft statute for the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, endorsed by the Council’s Committee of Ministers this week.
The coalition of rights organizations include the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International
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Life sentence for Cameroon peace activist spurs international condemnation
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the life sentence handed down by a military court in Cameroon against activist Abdu Karim Ali, calling it an “affront to justice” and demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
According to Amnesty International, Ali was arrested without a warrant and arbitrarily detained after he produced a video exposing the torture…
Trump decision to lift US sanctions on Syria welcomed by Refugees International
By Site Admin & PE
Refugees International (RI) stated Wednesday that it welcomes US President Donald Trump’s decision to lift US sanctions on Syria, calling it a crucial step toward recovery after years of devastating conflict. Sanctions originally intended to prevent war profiteering backfired, RI noted, hurting civilians by blocking humanitarian aid. Their removal, following interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rise…
Ghana dispatch: Supreme Court upholds suspension of the Chief Justice
By Site Admin & GH
Last Tuesday, May 6, the Supreme Court of Ghana in a 3-2 majority dismissed an application by Vincent Ekow Assafuah, a member of parliament who invited the court to halt the suspension of Ghana’s Chief Justice as effected by the president of the republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.
The decision followed the unanimous…
Women’s organizations among hardest hit by foreign aid cuts: report
By Site Admin & US
Women’s rights organizations around the world are reaching “a breaking point” due to foreign aid cuts, according to a report published Tuesday by UN Women. The report says that a survey conducted in March found that 47 percent of the surveyed organizations are expecting to shut down over the next six months if current conditions…
India dispatch: Pakistan strikes on civilian targets in Kashmir conflict threaten norms of humanitarian law
By JURIST Staff
The correspondent filing this dispatch is a law student in Mumbai who must remain anonymous.
The past weeks have witnessed an unprecedented escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the terrorist killings of tourists on Indian soil in the town of Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). While the near-fratricidal…
Indonesia dispatch: provincial governor’s proposal to make vasectomy a prerequisite for social aid to men may violate human rights
UN presses Egypt to rethink draft criminal code over rights concerns
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed serious concern on Monday over Egypt’s newly approved draft Code of Criminal Procedure, citing potential violations of international human rights laws.
The draft law was recently passed by Egypt’s House of Representatives and currently awaits President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s approval. The new…
Kenyan domestic workers face extreme exploitation in Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
Amnesty International (AI) said in a press release on Tuesday that Kenyan women working as domestic laborers in Saudi Arabia face extreme exploitation amounting to slavery and human trafficking
The press release summarizes a 50-page report AI released the previous day, detailing the inhumane treatment of the women by their employers. Domestic workers are forced…
UN body finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a UN specialized agency, found that Russia failed in its obligation to uphold international air law in relation to the the shoot-down of Malaysian Airways flight MH17 in 2014, in a historic vote on Monday. The aircraft was traveling from Amsterdam to Malaysia when it was…