On May 14, Iran's judiciary chief announced that former Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad had been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement...
On May 13, former Kazakh Minister of Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder ("murder committed with extreme cruelty")...
A new Football Governance Bill currently being debated in the United Kingdom’s parliament will establish a much-needed independent regulator for English football. It is being...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a “super body” to promote human rights protection in the Philippines.
On paper, the Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination looks impressive, and...
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has detained Eugene Barikana, a member of the lower chamber of Parliament, for illegal possession of arms.
According to a...
(Nairobi) – The political transition in Chad ended with violence as at least 9, and possibly more, civilians were reported killed by celebratory gunfire from soldiers and...
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's brother, Nicanor Boluarte, has been arrested for allegedly participating in a corruption network.
Prosecutors claim that Nicanor Boluarte leveraged powers given...
This week, United States President Joe Biden announced that his administration has “held up” at least one shipment of 3,500 bombs and artillery shells to Israel,...
In January 2023, California removed “loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution” from the state’s penal code. It was a victory...
Journalists and human rights activists in Nigeria are protesting the arrest and detention of Daniel Ojukwu, a reporter at the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, who...