Human Rights Watch on Friday called on authorities in Thailand to undertake urgent measures to address the influx of online death threats and harassment against members of parliament Angkhana Neelaphaijit and Romadon Panjor, alongside human rights activist Anchana Heemmina after
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US announces economic sanctions against foreign entities accused of backing Iran
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced economic sanctions against six “entities” (businesses and individuals that it accuses of supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The companies are based in China, Russia,…
European Commission tightens oversight on AI companies to combat deepfakes and cyber threats
The European Commission on Friday announced that its AI Office in Brussels and national regulators will begin enforcing key provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act on August 2, including new duties to identify deepfakes, label AI-generated material and oversee…
Rights group warns India’s weapons exports to Israel may violate international law
UN High Commissioner warns of deepening peril for civil liberties as Uganda tightens restrictions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday condemned the growing crackdown on fundamental freedoms in Uganda, raising concerns about the erosion of the rule of law in the country and increasing military involvement in civilian institutions, which…
Amnesty International warns Nicaragua constitutional reform dismantles right to public participation
Amnesty International on Thursday raised alarm after Nicaragua’s announcement of a constitutional reform initiative that threatens to erase the country’s remaining democratic safeguards, extending presidential terms and permanently barring opponents from elections.
President Daniel Ortega and co‑president Rosario Murillo have…
Ceuta border surge leaves 34 dead as mass crossing tests refugee convention obligations
A mass border breach at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday has left at least 34 people dead after an estimated 60,000 attempted to cross into the territory, sparking what officials describe as a deepening border crisis.
Spanish…
Pakistan dispatch: deadly clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir escalate political crisis
Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are witnessing one of their most serious episodes of political unrest in recent years, as protests led by Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) have escalated into deadly confrontations with security…
Amnesty International calls global extreme heat a human rights emergency
Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s program director for climate, social justice and corporate accountability, said Wednesday in a statement that the extreme heat driving wildfires, drought and floods across multiple continents amounts to a human rights emergency. She urged national governments…
Attorney says Trump administration defied court order by moving transgender inmates to segregated unit
An attorney for several incarcerated transgender women argued Wednesday that the Trump administration violated a court order by transferring them to a segregated prison unit, and urged a federal judge to enforce the order. Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the…