Tag: discrimination

Earlier this month, Sharifa Madrakhimova’s passport was tampered with and destroyed, preventing her from traveling abroad to accept an award honoring her work defending...

(Beirut) – The de facto Houthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international...

(Bishkek, May 30, 2025) – A Kyrgyz court on May 27, 2025, convicted former National Academy of Sciences researcher and whistleblower, Zhoomart Karabaev, of “incitement of mass...

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,...