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Cuba Sentences Former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil to Life in Prison in Landmark Corruption Case

Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal has sentenced former...

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini Charged in Belgian Fraud and Corruption Probe

Federica Mogherini, the former European Union high...

Former Colombian Ministers Charged in Expanding Vote-Buying Scandal

Colombia’s widening political corruption scandal deepened on...

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ICE, law enforcement partner investigation results in a significant prison sentence

SAN ANTONIO — A La Pryor man was sentenced July 1 to 120 years in prison for one count of conspiracy to kidnap and...

Karakalpakstan Victims Await Justice Three Years On

There has been almost no accountability for the deaths and grave injuries that occurred three years ago when security forces in Uzbekistan used unjustified...

EU Should Act Against El Salvador’s Dismantling of Democracy

In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human Rights Council. The European...

How Trump Weaponized the US Budget Bill Overseas

US headlines have been dominated by coverage of the many ways President Trump’s budget bill will gut healthcare programs and deepen economic inequality in...

Azerbaijan Convicts Critics in Relentless Crackdown

On June 20, the Court of Grave Crimes in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku handed down severe prison sentences to a team of independent journalists from Abzas...

San Antonio man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for transporting 25 illegal aliens inside tanker trailer

DEL RIO, Texas — A San Antonio man was sentenced in a federal court to 10 years in prison for one count of conspiracy...

Former Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates Faces Court in Long-Delayed Corruption Trial

More than a decade after his dramatic arrest shook the foundations of Portuguese politics, former Prime Minister José Sócrates returned to court on Thursday...

UN Members Should Renew Expert on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

Next week, the United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on renewing the mandate of the independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination...

Türkiye: Amicus Brief in Coal Plant Expansion Case

(Istanbul, July 3, 2025) – Türkiye’s administrative court in the province of Kahramanmaraş should scrutinize whether the environmental impact assessment used to greenlight a...

FIFA Should Press US on Immigration Policies

(Washington, DC) – FIFA, the world soccer governing body, should press the Trump administration to reverse immigration policies that create serious human rights risks...

Cambodia: Mother Nature Activists in Prison One Year

(Bangkok, July 2, 2025) – Five Cambodian environmental activists who have completed one year of their six to eight-year prison terms on baseless charges...

Girls, Women Under Constant Threat in South Sudan

Recent attacks on girls and young women in South Sudan illustrate how they are at risk and lack adequate protections. On June 25, armed men...

Parental Opt-Outs on LGBT Books Harm All Children

On the last day of its term, the United States Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, finding that parents are...

Guatemala: Water Law Urgently Needed

(Guatemala City) – Widespread lack of access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation services puts the health and other rights of millions of Guatemalans,...

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