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Former Trade Minister and ex-Chairman of Lanka Sathosa, Nalin Fernando, has formally lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and 25-year...

Tim Leissner, a former top executive at Goldman Sachs, was sentenced to two years in prison by a U.S. federal judge on Thursday for...

In a significant development shaking both Slovakian politics and European financial institutions, Peter Kažimír, Governor of Slovakia’s central bank and a former finance minister,...

(Bangkok, May 29, 2025) – Separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces should uphold their pledge and international legal obligations not to attack civilians,...

(New York, May 29, 2025) – An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist armed groups in West Papua has seriously...

Foreign trade is the cornerstone of the Dutch economy. The Netherlands earns roughly a third of its total income abroad. Foreign trade also provides...

Last week, the United States Congress passed a sweeping rollback of crucial pollution control standards. The resolution cancels a Biden-era rule guaranteeing continued emissions...

(Seoul) – South Korea’s New Reform Party responded to a Human Rights Watch questionnaire on key human rights issues facing the South Korean people, Human...

(Seoul) – South Korea’s New Reform Party responded to a Human Rights Watch questionnaire on key human rights issues facing the South Korean people, Human...

In June 2024, the EU adopted a groundbreaking law requiring large companies to respect human rights and the environment throughout their global value chains. It...

The European Commission has published a proposal that would allow EU member states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no connection,...

Every day, children are subjected to various forms of violence, including humiliating, degrading and deeply harmful acts, in and around schools, often by the...

Former Albanian President Ilir Meta has been formally charged with a series of serious financial crimes, including corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, and concealment...

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific execution spree, with at least 113 reported executions in the first 25 days of May 2025 alone,...