The Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) on Friday ordered the removal of an Afghan woman in its first-ever use, after she had reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Nazira Haji Zada had been accused of assisting
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Guatemala judiciary closes criminal proceedings against four Indigenous leaders
Amnesty International announced Saturday that Guatemala’s judiciary had closed criminal proceedings against four Indigenous leaders who had been charged over their role in nationwide protests during Guatemala’s October 2023 national strike, hailing it as a victory for the right to…
UNDP warns Russian drone attacks on Chernobyl endangers the health and safety of millions
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) administrator Alexander De Croo on Thursday warned in an interview that frequent drone attacks on the Chernobyl site in Ukraine are “really gambling with the safety of millions of people,” calling for urgent international action…
Iranian authorities’ execution of protesters and political dissidents violate international law, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a joint report Thursday charging that Iranian authorities are unlawfully executing protesters and political dissidents on a weekly basis.
In what is characterized as a…
Recruitment of foreign nationals in Russia-Ukraine War amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals from socio-economically disadvantaged countries to fight in Ukraine as human trafficking, stating that they were primarily recruited via deceptive job offers, had their immigration status exploited, and were handed over…
UN Commission warns South Sudan violence endangers civilians and hinders democratic transition
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Thursday issued a stark warning about escalating violence, entrenched impunity, and grave violations of human rights that pose a threat to the country’s fragile democratic transition.
The Commission emphasized…
UN warns political division in addressing climate change threatens economic stability
The Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, warned on Thursday that political divisions and treating climate change as a partisan issue risk worsening the current environmental situation as well as the economic toll…
UN Secretary-General calls on world leaders to invest in peace as global conflicts reach post-WWII high
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged world leaders to take concrete action and invest in peace, warning that violence, division and conflict are deepening worldwide and that needed dialogue to resolve conflicts is absent.
Guterres spoke during the annual…
US appeals court rejects Trump’s request to lift block on USPS rule restricting mail-in ballots
A federal appeals court in Boston on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s request to remove an injunction barring the US Postal Service (USPS) from implementing the rule restricting the issuance of mail-in ballots, affirming a decision from a lower district…
UN Rights Chief condemns global silence and urges solidarity amid worsening Afghan crisis
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Wednesday that worsening repression, poverty and forced returns were deepening Afghanistan’s crisis, criticizing the international community for abandoning the Afghan people at a time when humanitarian funding for the country has…